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Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"
Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Mr. Punch's "Animal Land" is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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·maker of "PREHISTORIC PEEPS."
PREFISS.
There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.
_I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.
Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Mr. Punch's "Animal Land" is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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·maker of "PREHISTORIC PEEPS."
/ˈmeɪkər ʌv ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk piːps/
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PREFISS.
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There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.
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_I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.
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Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Andrew noun US /ˈændruː/

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading “Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").”

Animal noun US /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").”

kinds noun US /kaɪndz/

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading “There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.”

maker noun US /ˈmeɪkər/

a person who makes things

From this reading “·maker of "PREHISTORIC PEEPS."”

nice adjective US /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading “_I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.”

peeps noun US /piːps/

plural of “peep” — the short weak cry of a young bird

From this reading “·maker of "PREHISTORIC PEEPS."”

prehistoric adjective US /ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk/

belonging to or existing in times before recorded history

From this reading “·maker of "PREHISTORIC PEEPS."”

swell verb US /swel/

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading “There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.”

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little girl adjective + noun

a youthful female person

In this reading “Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

AnimalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

Corbetts

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From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

diseppointed

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From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

greviously

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

kindsnounUS /kaɪndz/

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

LandnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

Lang

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

makernounUS /ˈmeɪkər/

a person who makes things

From this reading ·maker of "PREHISTORIC PEEPS."

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ·maker of "PREHISTORIC PEEPS."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

PEEPSnounUS /piːps/

plural of “peep” — the short weak cry of a young bird

From this reading ·maker of "PREHISTORIC PEEPS."

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

picktures

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

PREFISS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PREFISS.

prefisses

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

PREHISTORICadjectiveUS /ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk/

belonging to or existing in times before recorded history

From this reading ·maker of "PREHISTORIC PEEPS."

rnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

riter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

someboddy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

swellverbUS /swel/

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

Sybil

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

thats

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

undeneath

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Andrew Lang or someboddy was to do it instead like he did for Sybil Corbetts book (thats the other little girl what _started_ "Animal Land").

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _I'm_ going to do it by myself because I have done the talk undeneath the picktures so nice that I think people would be greviously diseppointed if M^r.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading There is two kinds of prefisses one if it is by yourself and the other if you get a swell riter to do it for you.

Chapter 1 of Mr. Punch's "Animal Land" by Edward Tennyson Reed holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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.

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Chapter 1 holds 292 sentences of Mr. Punch's "Animal Land", unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"

Words and structures a reader meets early in Mr. Punch's "Animal Land", each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Maker
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Prehistoric
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Peeps
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Punch's "Animal Land"; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Prefiss
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