Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 is here in full — 615 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 is here in full — 615 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JANUARY 5, 1916. The Whitefriars Press. RESOLUTIONS. I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go! I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 is here in full — 615 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!”
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading “I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!”
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading “I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!”
like down or as soft as down
From this reading “I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!”
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “JANUARY 5, 1916.”
plural of “resolution” — a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “RESOLUTIONS.”
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From this reading JANUARY 5, 1916.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANUARY 5, 1916.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
dearly loved
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
like down or as soft as down
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading JANUARY 5, 1916.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
not any; not one
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading The Whitefriars Press.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I will not read in bed at night And burn the dear electric light; Nor buy another costly hat; Oh no!
plural of “resolution” — a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading RESOLUTIONS.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Whitefriars Press.
precisely as stated
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Whitefriars Press.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I will not breakfast in my bed With downy cushions at my head; That would be very wrong--and so Away the eggs and bacon go!
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 by Various holds 615 sentences, grouped into 123 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 615 sentences of Punch — Vol. 150, January 5, 1916, unabridged, divided into 123 reading sections.
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