Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 158, May 26, 1920 is here in full — 629 sentences across 126 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. 158, May 26, 1920 is here in full — 629 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARIVARIA. Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government. Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit. According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper." So is the customer.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 158, May 26, 1920 is here in full — 629 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
From this reading “Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.”
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
From this reading “Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.”
characteristic of the present
From this reading “According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."”
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “So is the customer.”
-ing form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.”
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading “According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."”
having skin of a specified kind
From this reading “According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."”
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading “Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
From this reading Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARIVARIA.
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
From this reading Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
characteristic of the present
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading So is the customer.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.
the act of departing
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So is the customer.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
-ing form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
having skin of a specified kind
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So is the customer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bohemia has decided to have a Coalition Government.
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading Several London morning papers are prepared to offer them one in good going condition, providing they pay cost of transit.
at the time that
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading According to a contemporary, "rabbits are worth less when they are skinned by the shopkeeper."
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 158, May 26, 1920 by Various holds 629 sentences, grouped into 126 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 629 sentences of Punch — Vol. 158, May 26, 1920, unabridged, divided into 126 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 158, May 26, 1920 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 629 sentences, grouped into 126 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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