Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 is here in full — 531 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 is here in full — 531 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STRIKER'S VADE MECUM. _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike? _Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy. _Q._ Is there ever any other remedy? _A._ Never.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 is here in full — 531 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
at any time
From this reading “_Q._ Is there ever any other remedy?”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading “_Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “_Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?”
possessive form of “striker” — a forward on a soccer team
From this reading “THE STRIKER'S VADE MECUM.”
a special situation
From this reading “_Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?”
an affirmative
From this reading “_Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy.”
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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 “_Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
react verbally
From this reading _Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Q._ Is there ever any other remedy?
at any time
From this reading _Q._ Is there ever any other remedy?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRIKER'S VADE MECUM.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _A._ Never.
not any; not one
From this reading _Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading _Q._ Is there ever any other remedy?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading _Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
possessive form of “striker” — a forward on a soccer team
From this reading THE STRIKER'S VADE MECUM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRIKER'S VADE MECUM.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy.
a special situation
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRIKER'S VADE MECUM.
at the time that
From this reading _Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy.
an affirmative
From this reading _Answer._ Yes, when there is no other remedy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Question._ You think it is a good thing to strike?
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 by Various holds 531 sentences, grouped into 107 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 531 sentences of Punch — Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893, unabridged, divided into 107 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 531 sentences, grouped into 107 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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