Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels 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's Dramatic Sequels is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the sense---- DANGLE. Egad, why will you interrupt! You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence! How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself? SNEER.
Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a line of units following one after another
From this reading “How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?”
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading “How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?”
hang freely
From this reading “But the sense---- DANGLE.”
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading “How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?”
make a break in
From this reading “Egad, why will you interrupt!”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!”
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?”
express through a scornful smile
From this reading “SNEER.”
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In this reading “How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?”
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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 You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the sense---- DANGLE.
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From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
a line of units following one after another
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
hang freely
From this reading But the sense---- DANGLE.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Egad, why will you interrupt!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
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From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
make a break in
From this reading Egad, why will you interrupt!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
express in words
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading But the sense---- DANGLE.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
express through a scornful smile
From this reading SNEER.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the sense---- DANGLE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
which person or people
From this reading How the plague is a dramatic critic who has nothing to say to fill a column, if he is never to be allowed to repeat himself?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Egad, why will you interrupt!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Egad, why will you interrupt!
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading You can't expect a writer for the penny press to have something new to say in every sentence!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Egad, why will you interrupt!
Chapter 2 of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels by St. John Hankin holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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