Chapter 14 of The Bill-Toppers is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Bill-Toppers is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot. "X." "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link. "Loving Pal (Palace, Sheffield)." There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.
Chapter 14 of The Bill-Toppers is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 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.
something written by one's own hand
From this reading “There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.”
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “"In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.”
possessive form of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “"In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “"Loving Pal (Palace, Sheffield)."”
a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
From this reading “"Loving Pal (Palace, Sheffield)."”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “"May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.”
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.
an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
In this reading “"In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.”
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 "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
something written by one's own hand
From this reading There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.
possessive form of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading "Loving Pal (Palace, Sheffield)."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "Loving Pal (Palace, Sheffield)."
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "Loving Pal (Palace, Sheffield)."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
From this reading "Loving Pal (Palace, Sheffield)."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In the golden chain of friendship, regard me as a link.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were pages and pages like this in Lily's autograph book.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "X."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "May joy and pleasure be your lot As through this world you trot, trot, trot.
Chapter 14 of The Bill-Toppers by J. André Castaigne holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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 14 holds 369 sentences of The Bill-Toppers, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Bill-Toppers by J. André Castaigne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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.
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