Chapter 3 of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself. CHARLES. [_Delighted._] Charming! My dear Kate, how delightful! Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
Chapter 3 of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading “Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.”
feeling embarrassed due to modesty
From this reading “Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.”
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading “Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “[_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.”
greatly pleased
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “My dear Kate, how delightful!”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.”
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.”
In this reading “[_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
feeling embarrassed due to modesty
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading [_Delighted._] Charming!
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Kate, how delightful!
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading [_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.
greatly pleased
From this reading [_Delighted._] Charming!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading My dear Kate, how delightful!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear Kate, how delightful!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear Kate, how delightful!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading [_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Kate, how delightful!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading [_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
on one occasion
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
carry out
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading [_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_With decision._] Then I must do the house-work myself.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put on a cap and apron and take a broom in your hand, and my bashfulness will vanish at once.
Chapter 3 of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels by St. John Hankin holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 424 sentences of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels by St. John Hankin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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