Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. Another Show! A splendid Imperial Show! Magnificent weather! Real QUEEN'S weather, and consequently a big success.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading “Real QUEEN'S weather, and consequently a big success.”
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading “OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.”
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading “OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.”
characterized by grandeur
From this reading “Magnificent weather!”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Real QUEEN'S weather, and consequently a big success.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “A splendid Imperial Show!”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “Magnificent weather!”
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.
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 A splendid Imperial Show!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Real QUEEN'S weather, and consequently a big success.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another Show!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Real QUEEN'S weather, and consequently a big success.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Real QUEEN'S weather, and consequently a big success.
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Magnificent weather!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Real QUEEN'S weather, and consequently a big success.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Real QUEEN'S weather, and consequently a big success.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Another Show!
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading A splendid Imperial Show!
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Real QUEEN'S weather, and consequently a big success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Magnificent weather!
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 by Various holds 604 sentences, grouped into 121 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 1 holds 604 sentences of Punch — Vol. 104, May 20, 1893, unabridged, divided into 121 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 604 sentences, grouped into 121 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.
Work through the 121 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 121 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 50 minutes of reading across 121 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Punch — Vol. 104, May 20, 1893, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
