The Bill-Toppers
The Bill-Toppers by J. André Castaigne is available here as the complete text, split into 1385 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Bill-Toppers by J. André Castaigne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26242.
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The Bill-Toppers
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This edition of The Bill-Toppers by J. André Castaigne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26242, divided into 20 chapters and 1385 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.
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The complete text of The Bill-Toppers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26242 and divided into 1385 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Bill-Toppers by J. André Castaigne, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26242, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6921 sentences across 20 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 Bill-Toppers divided for reading?
The Bill-Toppers is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Bill-Toppers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1385 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 20 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Bill-Toppers 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 Bill-Toppers
Common questions about reading The Bill-Toppers by J. André Castaigne on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Bill-Toppers?
Yes. All 6921 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26242 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Bill-Toppers is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26242, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Bill-Toppers take to read?
About 576 minutes of reading across 1385 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Bill-Toppers section by section
How to work through The Bill-Toppers section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Bill-Toppers
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Bill-Toppers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Around
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bill-Toppers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stretched
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bill-Toppers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Great
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bill-Toppers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bengal
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bill-Toppers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.