Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 109, November 9th, 1895 is here in full — 566 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 109, November 9th, 1895 is here in full — 566 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. Volume 109, November 9, 1895. ROUNDABOUT READINGS. I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs. In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 109, November 9th, 1895 is here in full — 566 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading “In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.”
too numerous to be counted
From this reading “I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “Volume 109, November 9, 1895.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.”
lasting three seasons or more
From this reading “I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.”
plural of “reading” — the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “ROUNDABOUT READINGS.”
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading “ROUNDABOUT READINGS.”
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.
in reality or actuality
In this reading “In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.”
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From this reading Volume 109, November 9, 1895.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Volume 109, November 9, 1895.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Volume 109, November 9, 1895.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
too numerous to be counted
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
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.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Volume 109, November 9, 1895.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
lasting three seasons or more
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
plural of “reading” — the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading ROUNDABOUT READINGS.
in the recent past
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading ROUNDABOUT READINGS.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
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.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 109, November 9, 1895.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact, it was the canine aspect of Oxford that impressed me on this occasion more than any other.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading I have been staying recently at Oxford, the home of perennial youth--and of innumerable dogs.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 109, November 9th, 1895 by Various holds 566 sentences, grouped into 114 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 566 sentences of Punch — Vol. 109, November 9th, 1895, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 109, November 9th, 1895 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 566 sentences, grouped into 114 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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