Chapter 18 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OXFORD. “Know you her secret none can utter? Hers of the Book, the tripled Crown?” “Eight o’clock, sir!” Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
Chapter 18 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “Hers of the Book, the tripled Crown?””
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “OXFORD.”
make short successive sounds
From this reading “Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.”
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
From this reading “Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.”
past form of “triple” — increase threefold
From this reading “Hers of the Book, the tripled Crown?””
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading ““Know you her secret none can utter?”
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Hers of the Book, the tripled Crown?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Know you her secret none can utter?
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Hers of the Book, the tripled Crown?”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
being one more than seven
From this reading “Eight o’clock, sir!”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Know you her secret none can utter?
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers of the Book, the tripled Crown?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Know you her secret none can utter?
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
not one, and not any
From this reading “Know you her secret none can utter?
according to the clock
From this reading “Eight o’clock, sir!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hers of the Book, the tripled Crown?”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading OXFORD.
make short successive sounds
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Know you her secret none can utter?
term of address for a man
From this reading “Eight o’clock, sir!”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hers of the Book, the tripled Crown?”
past form of “triple” — increase threefold
From this reading Hers of the Book, the tripled Crown?”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “Know you her secret none can utter?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading Taffy heard the voice speaking above a noise which his dreams confused with the rattle of yesterday’s journey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Know you her secret none can utter?
Chapter 18 of The Ship of Stars by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 18 holds 148 sentences of The Ship of Stars, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Ship of Stars by Arthur Quiller-Couch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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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