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Mr. Punch's Scottish Humour
Mr. Punch's Scottish Humour

Chapter I

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Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.
THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK CO.
LTD.
_Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.
They were addressed to the Poste Restante, “Inverness, N.B.”
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mr. Punch's Scottish Humour

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Mr. Punch's Scottish Humour is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.
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THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK CO.
/ðə ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃənəl bʊk koʊ/
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LTD.
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_Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.
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They were addressed to the Poste Restante, “Inverness, N.B.”

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comic adjective US /ˈkɑːmɪk/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading “Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.”

contributed verb US /kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/

past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on

From this reading “Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.”

cream noun US /kriːm/

the best people or things in a group

From this reading “Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.”

Designed adjective US /dɪˈzaɪnd/

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

From this reading “Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.”

educational adjective US /ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃənəl/

relating to the process of education

From this reading “THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK CO.”

provide verb US /prəˈvaɪd/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading “Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.”

Punch verb US /pʌntʃ/

deliver a quick blow to

From this reading “Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.”

wits noun US /wɪts/

the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

From this reading “Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Post Office verb + noun

a local branch where postal services are available

In this reading “_Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.”

many years adjective + noun

In this reading “_Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.”

contributed by verb + particle counted as “contribute by”

In this reading “Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.”

present day verb + noun

In this reading “Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.”

some letters adjective + noun

In this reading “_Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.”

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1841

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From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

192

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From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

8

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From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading They were addressed to the Poste Restante, “Inverness, N.B.”

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading They were addressed to the Poste Restante, “Inverness, N.B.”

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

BOOKnounUS /bʊk/

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

From this reading THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK CO.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

COnounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK CO.

comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

contributedverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/

past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

creamnounUS /kriːm/

the best people or things in a group

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

crownnounUS /kraʊn/

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

DesignedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

draughtsmanship

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From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

EDUCATIONALadjectiveUS /ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃənəl/

relating to the process of education

From this reading THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK CO.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

humournounUS /ˈhjuːmər/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

illustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

Inverness

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

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

LTD

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From this reading LTD.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

NnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading They were addressed to the Poste Restante, “Inverness, N.B.”

nationaladjectiveUS /ˈnæʃənəl/

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

OfficenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

PostverbUS /poʊst/

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

Poste

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

From this reading They were addressed to the Poste Restante, “Inverness, N.B.”

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

PunchverbUS /pʌntʃ/

deliver a quick blow to

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

Restante

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

From this reading They were addressed to the Poste Restante, “Inverness, N.B.”

seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were addressed to the Poste Restante, “Inverness, N.B.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

Twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/

being five more than twenty

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

vo

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From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were addressed to the Poste Restante, “Inverness, N.B.”

witsnounUS /wɪts/

the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

From this reading Designed to provide in a series of volumes, each complete in itself, the cream of our national humour, contributed by the masters of comic draughtsmanship and the leading wits of the age to “Punch,” from its beginning in 1841 to the present day.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading _Twenty-five volumes, crown 8vo, 192 pages fully illustrated_ An English friend of ours called many years ago at Inverness Post Office for some letters awaiting him there.

Chapter 1 of Mr. Punch's Scottish Humour by J. A. (John Alexander) [Editor] Hammerton holds 505 sentences, grouped into 101 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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Designed
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Provide
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Series
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Volumes
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