Chapter 7 of The Masques of Ottawa is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Masques of Ottawa is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers. The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home. The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War. But the machine won. Hughes went down.
Chapter 7 of The Masques of Ottawa is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
go together
From this reading “The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.”
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.”
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading “Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.”
plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service
From this reading “Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
go together
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the machine won.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hughes went down.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
a state of high honor
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.
plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service
From this reading Sam Hughes belonged to the eternal Volunteers.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Force called Hughes dreamed that it was bigger than a machine called War.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
at the time that
From this reading The days of his glory were the days when Canada of her own accord went to war or stayed at home.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading But the machine won.
Chapter 7 of The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 391 sentences of The Masques of Ottawa, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 79 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4778 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #20961 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #20961, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 398 minutes of reading across 956 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Masques of Ottawa section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 12 chapters of The Masques of Ottawa to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Masques of Ottawa, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
