Chapter 1 of Punch — the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Volume 105, December 2, 1893. TO A LADY. (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's! "Vhere ish dot barting now?" Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
Chapter 1 of Punch — the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading “(_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “Volume 105, December 2, 1893.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “"Vhere ish dot barting now?"”
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading “(_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “(_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “(_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Volume 105, December 2, 1893.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “(_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!”
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put clothing on one's body
In this reading “Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.”
In this reading “(_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Volume 105, December 2, 1893.
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From this reading Volume 105, December 2, 1893.
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From this reading Volume 105, December 2, 1893.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TO A LADY.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
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From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
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From this reading "Vhere ish dot barting now?"
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From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
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From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading Volume 105, December 2, 1893.
a very small circular shape
From this reading "Vhere ish dot barting now?"
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From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
destroyed or killed
From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
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From this reading "Vhere ish dot barting now?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading TO A LADY.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Vhere ish dot barting now?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
the act of departing politely
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO A LADY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vhere ish dot barting now?"
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 105, December 2, 1893.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
belonging to which person
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Like BREITMANN'S barty gone Avay in _ewigkeit_, Those curls which you put on To grace the ball to-night.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball._) Alas! those waving curls, That parting on your brow, Had been some other girl's!
Chapter 1 of Punch — the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 by Various holds 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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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