Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 150, April 12, 1916 is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 150, April 12, 1916 is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOL. 150. CHARIVARIA. We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 150, April 12, 1916 is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the ratio of the output to the input of any system
From this reading “We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.”
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading “We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.”
possessive form of “germany” — a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.”
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 particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.”
an apparatus intended for use under water
From this reading “We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.”
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From this reading 150.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
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.
the ratio of the output to the input of any system
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
possessive form of “germany” — a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
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.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
an apparatus intended for use under water
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
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 We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
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From this reading VOL.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
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From this reading We are in a position to state that the efficiency of Germany's new submersible Zeppelins has been greatly exaggerated.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 150, April 12, 1916 by Various holds 478 sentences, grouped into 96 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 478 sentences of Punch — Vol. 150, April 12, 1916, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 150, April 12, 1916 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 478 sentences, grouped into 96 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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