The Red Pirogue
The Red Pirogue by Theodore Goodridge Roberts is available here as the complete text, split into 536 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Red Pirogue: A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian Wilds by Theodore Goodridge Roberts. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62768.
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The Red Pirogue
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This edition of The Red Pirogue by Theodore Goodridge Roberts carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62768, divided into 10 chapters and 536 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Where can I read The Red Pirogue in full?
The complete text of The Red Pirogue is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62768 and divided into 536 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Red Pirogue by Theodore Goodridge Roberts, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62768, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2679 sentences across 10 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is The Red Pirogue divided for reading?
The Red Pirogue is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Red Pirogue as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 536 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 10 chapters.
Can I hear The Red Pirogue read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Red Pirogue can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Red Pirogue can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading The Red Pirogue
Common questions about reading The Red Pirogue by Theodore Goodridge Roberts on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Red Pirogue?
Yes. All 2679 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62768 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Red Pirogue is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62768, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Red Pirogue take to read?
About 223 minutes of reading across 536 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Red Pirogue section by section
How to work through The Red Pirogue section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 10 chapters of The Red Pirogue to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Red Pirogue
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Red Pirogue, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Queer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Pirogue; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Young
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Pirogue; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Emerged
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Pirogue; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Woodshed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Pirogue; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.