Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 is here in full — 711 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 is here in full — 711 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. Edited By Owen Seaman. March 25, 1914. CHARIVARIA. The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 is here in full — 711 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/142 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading “The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.”
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “Edited By Owen Seaman.”
march in a procession
From this reading “March 25, 1914.”
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “Edited By Owen Seaman.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “Edited By Owen Seaman.”
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 March 25, 1914.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading March 25, 1914.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Edited By Owen Seaman.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARIVARIA.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading Edited By Owen Seaman.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
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.
march in a procession
From this reading March 25, 1914.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading Edited By Owen Seaman.
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading Edited By Owen Seaman.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
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 before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The attention of the AMERICAN AMBASSADOR has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 by Various holds 711 sentences, grouped into 143 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 711 sentences of Punch — Vol. 146, March 25, 1914, unabridged, divided into 143 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 711 sentences, grouped into 143 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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