Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 108, January 19, 1895 is here in full — 555 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 108, January 19, 1895 is here in full — 555 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOL. 108, JANUARY 19, 1895. TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE. (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 108, January 19, 1895 is here in full — 555 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/111 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.”
massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
From this reading “(_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “108, JANUARY 19, 1895.”
a light shade of red
From this reading “(_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.”
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.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 108, JANUARY 19, 1895.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 108, JANUARY 19, 1895.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 108, JANUARY 19, 1895.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
From this reading (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading 108, JANUARY 19, 1895.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
a form of address for a man
From this reading (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
a light shade of red
From this reading (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_By Mr. Punch's own Short Story-teller._) I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 108, January 19, 1895 by Various holds 555 sentences, grouped into 111 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 555 sentences of Punch — Vol. 108, January 19, 1895, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 108, January 19, 1895 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 555 sentences, grouped into 111 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 111 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 111 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 46 minutes of reading across 111 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Punch — Vol. 108, January 19, 1895, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
