Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch at the Seaside is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch at the Seaside is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers. And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears. (A German band has just played "_Annie Rooney_".) The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping." The butter, so the girls declare, "a dream."
Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch at the Seaside is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “The butter, so the girls declare, "a dream."”
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading “The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."”
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."”
move deeply
From this reading “And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.”
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.”
plural of “pier” — a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.”
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading “The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."”
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.”
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.
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In this reading “The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."”
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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 (A German band has just played "_Annie Rooney_".)
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (A German band has just played "_Annie Rooney_".)
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading (A German band has just played "_Annie Rooney_".)
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading The butter, so the girls declare, "a dream."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
the best people or things in a group
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading The butter, so the girls declare, "a dream."
move deeply
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The butter, so the girls declare, "a dream."
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
a person of German nationality
From this reading (A German band has just played "_Annie Rooney_".)
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The butter, so the girls declare, "a dream."
free from evil or guilt
From this reading The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (A German band has just played "_Annie Rooney_".)
exceedingly bad
From this reading The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.
and nothing more
From this reading (A German band has just played "_Annie Rooney_".)
in like or similar manner
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
not any; not one
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.
make a painting
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
plural of “pier” — a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading (A German band has just played "_Annie Rooney_".)
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (A German band has just played "_Annie Rooney_".)
express in words
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
an educational institution
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
and nothing more
From this reading The eggs as fresh as paint, the Cornish cream The boys from school all say is "simply ripping."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The butter, so the girls declare, "a dream."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The place is guiltless, too, of horrid piers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And likewise is not Christy-Minstrel tooney; No soul-distressing strains disturb your ears.
Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch at the Seaside by J. A. (John Alexander) [Editor] Hammerton holds 493 sentences, grouped into 99 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 2 holds 493 sentences of Mr. Punch at the Seaside, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Mr. Punch at the Seaside by J. A. (John Alexander) [Editor] Hammerton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 493 sentences, grouped into 99 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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