Chapter 5 of Punch — Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Punch — Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_All's well that ends well._ FIRST SCENE.--A hospital. _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses. _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels. Then they make a rope of bedclothes and climb out of the window. SECOND SCENE.--Outside the hospital.
Chapter 5 of Punch — Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cot” — a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading “_Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.”
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
prevent from speaking out
From this reading “_Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “_Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.”
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “_Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.”
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “_Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “_Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.”
plural of “towel” — a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading “_Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.”
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 _All's well that ends well._ FIRST SCENE.--A hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All's well that ends well._ FIRST SCENE.--A hospital.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading Then they make a rope of bedclothes and climb out of the window.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Then they make a rope of bedclothes and climb out of the window.
plural of “cot” — a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _All's well that ends well._ FIRST SCENE.--A hospital.
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _All's well that ends well._ FIRST SCENE.--A hospital.
prevent from speaking out
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading _All's well that ends well._ FIRST SCENE.--A hospital.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.
engage in
From this reading Then they make a rope of bedclothes and climb out of the window.
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading _Ferdinand_ and _Joe_ lying in cots and attended by nurses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading SECOND SCENE.--Outside the hospital.
a strong line
From this reading Then they make a rope of bedclothes and climb out of the window.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading _All's well that ends well._ FIRST SCENE.--A hospital.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SECOND SCENE.--Outside the hospital.
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _All's well that ends well._ FIRST SCENE.--A hospital.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they make a rope of bedclothes and climb out of the window.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
plural of “towel” — a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _All's well that ends well._ FIRST SCENE.--A hospital.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Then they make a rope of bedclothes and climb out of the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Ferdinand_ signals to _Joe_ and they leap out of bed, gag the nurses and tie them up with towels.
Chapter 5 of Punch — Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various holds 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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 5 holds 332 sentences of Punch — Vol. 146, February 25, 1914, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Punch — Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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 67 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 67 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 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
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How to work through Punch — Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Punch — Vol. 146, February 25, 1914, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
