Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 is here in full — 719 sentences across 144 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 is here in full — 719 sentences across 144 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOLUME 147. OCTOBER 14, 1914. CHARIVARIA. Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 is here in full — 719 sentences across 144 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “OCTOBER 14, 1914.”
excluded from use or mention
From this reading “Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.”
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading “Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “VOLUME 147.”
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From this reading OCTOBER 14, 1914.
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From this reading VOLUME 147.
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From this reading OCTOBER 14, 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 Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
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From this reading CHARIVARIA.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
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.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading OCTOBER 14, 1914.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
and nothing more
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
above and across; more than
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
excluded from use or mention
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
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.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME 147.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
belonging to which person
From this reading Strong drinks have now been prohibited all over Russia, and it looks as if Germany is not the only country whose future lies on the water.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 by Various holds 719 sentences, grouped into 144 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 719 sentences of Punch — Vol. 147, October 14, 1914, unabridged, divided into 144 reading sections.
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