Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. AUGUST 5th 1914. Illustration: HINTS TO MILLIONAIRES. WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED. CHARIVARIA.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “AUGUST 5th 1914.”
cleanse the entire body
From this reading “WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.”
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading “WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.”
plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading “Illustration: HINTS TO MILLIONAIRES.”
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “Illustration: HINTS TO MILLIONAIRES.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.”
plural of “millionaire” — a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “Illustration: HINTS TO MILLIONAIRES.”
not corrupted by contact or association
From this reading “WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.”
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From this reading AUGUST 5th 1914.
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From this reading AUGUST 5th 1914.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading AUGUST 5th 1914.
cleanse the entire body
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARIVARIA.
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading Illustration: HINTS TO MILLIONAIRES.
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Illustration: HINTS TO MILLIONAIRES.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
plural of “millionaire” — a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading Illustration: HINTS TO MILLIONAIRES.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Illustration: HINTS TO MILLIONAIRES.
not corrupted by contact or association
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading WHEN YOU BATHE ENGAGE _ALL_ THE BATHING-BOXES SO AS TO HAVE THE SEA TO YOURSELF UNCONTAMINATED.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 by Various holds 381 sentences, grouped into 77 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 381 sentences of Punch — Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 381 sentences, grouped into 77 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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