Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch in Bohemia is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch in Bohemia is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth. * * * * * THE HEIGHT OF ECONOMY.--A "screw" of tobacco. * * * * * * * * * * THE QUICK GRUB STREET CO. THE QUICK GRUB STREET CO. BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch in Bohemia is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make known; make an announcement
From this reading “BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.”
a formal public statement
From this reading “LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.”
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading “* * * * * THE HEIGHT OF ECONOMY.--A "screw" of tobacco.”
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading “BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “* * * * * * * * * * THE QUICK GRUB STREET CO.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “* * * * * THE HEIGHT OF ECONOMY.--A "screw" of tobacco.”
a covering spread over a dining table
From this reading “LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.”
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading “LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.”
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In this reading “BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.”
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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 * * * * * THE HEIGHT OF ECONOMY.--A "screw" of tobacco.
(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 BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
make known; make an announcement
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
a formal public statement
From this reading LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading * * * * * * * * * * THE QUICK GRUB STREET CO.
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading * * * * * THE HEIGHT OF ECONOMY.--A "screw" of tobacco.
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
informal terms for a meal
From this reading * * * * * * * * * * THE QUICK GRUB STREET CO.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading * * * * * THE HEIGHT OF ECONOMY.--A "screw" of tobacco.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * THE HEIGHT OF ECONOMY.--A "screw" of tobacco.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading * * * * * * * * * * THE QUICK GRUB STREET CO.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading * * * * * THE HEIGHT OF ECONOMY.--A "screw" of tobacco.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading * * * * * * * * * * THE QUICK GRUB STREET CO.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
a covering spread over a dining table
From this reading LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF LITERATURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading * * * * * THE HEIGHT OF ECONOMY.--A "screw" of tobacco.
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENT.--In the press--yesterday's tablecloth.
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