Chapter 3 of Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STOLEN! Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out. “What’s the matter?” hissed the Seminole. “The phone woke me.” “Got a gun?”
Chapter 3 of Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 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.
past form of “collide” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading ““Got a gun?””
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading ““What’s the matter?” hissed the Seminole.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading ““The phone woke me.””
a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
From this reading ““What’s the matter?” hissed the Seminole.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “STOLEN!”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““The phone woke me.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.”
In this reading “Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.”
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 “Got a gun?”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
past form of “collide” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Got a gun?”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Got a gun?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “What’s the matter?” hissed the Seminole.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
and nothing more
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter?” hissed the Seminole.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The phone woke me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “The phone woke me.”
a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
From this reading “What’s the matter?” hissed the Seminole.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading STOLEN!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter?” hissed the Seminole.
which person or people
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bill burst into the hall and almost collided with Osceola, who had just stepped out.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “The phone woke me.”
Chapter 3 of Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels by Noel Sainsbury holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 3 holds 131 sentences of Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels by Noel Sainsbury exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 27 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 27 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 3 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 Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels by Noel Sainsbury on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2839 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58407 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #58407, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 236 minutes of reading across 568 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 18 chapters of Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels 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 Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
