Chapter 7 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 3 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 3 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Duke of Edinburgh._--Sailor. Plays the fiddle like an angel. Married to rich Russian Princess. Friend of Sir Arthur Sullivan. _Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....
Chapter 7 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 3 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “_Duke of Edinburgh._--Sailor.”
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading “_Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “Plays the fiddle like an angel.”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “_Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....”
plural of “medal” — an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading “_Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “Plays the fiddle like an angel.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “Married to rich Russian Princess.”
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)
From this reading “Friend of Sir Arthur Sullivan.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Plays the fiddle like an angel.”
In this reading “Plays the fiddle like an angel.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Plays the fiddle like an angel.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Plays the fiddle like an angel.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Friend of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading _Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading _Duke of Edinburgh._--Sailor.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading _Duke of Edinburgh._--Sailor.
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading _Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading Plays the fiddle like an angel.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading _Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Friend of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Plays the fiddle like an angel.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Married to rich Russian Princess.
plural of “medal” — an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading _Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Duke of Edinburgh._--Sailor.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Plays the fiddle like an angel.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Married to rich Russian Princess.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Married to rich Russian Princess.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Married to rich Russian Princess.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading _Duke of Edinburgh._--Sailor.
term of address for a man
From this reading Friend of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading _Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)
From this reading Friend of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Plays the fiddle like an angel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Married to rich Russian Princess.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Duke of Connaught._--First-class Soldier, covered with Egyptian Medals....
Chapter 7 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 3 by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 7 holds 386 sentences of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 3, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Mr. Punch's History of Modern England — Vol. 3 by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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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