Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 93, September 17, 1887 is here in full — 509 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 93, September 17, 1887 is here in full — 509 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOLUME 93. SEPTEMBER 17, 1887. OUR IGNOBLE SELVES. (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us! Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 93, September 17, 1887 is here in full — 509 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/101 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.”
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.”
plural of “briton” — a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading “Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.”
make a slave of; bring into servitude
From this reading “Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.”
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
From this reading “OUR IGNOBLE SELVES.”
express grief verbally
plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “OUR IGNOBLE SELVES.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “SEPTEMBER 17, 1887.”
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 “Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEPTEMBER 17, 1887.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEPTEMBER 17, 1887.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOLUME 93.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
give a benediction to
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
plural of “briton” — a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
make a slave of; bring into servitude
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
a state of high honor
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
From this reading OUR IGNOBLE SELVES.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
express grief verbally
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
the literary culture
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
the force of workers available
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
on one occasion
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR IGNOBLE SELVES.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
except for; apart from
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading OUR IGNOBLE SELVES.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading SEPTEMBER 17, 1887.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_Lament by a Reader of "Letters to the Papers."_) OH! bless us and save us!
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME 93.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Like men to behave us We Britons once held it our glory; Now Party bids fair to befool and enslave us.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 93, September 17, 1887 by Various holds 509 sentences, grouped into 102 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 509 sentences of Punch — Vol. 93, September 17, 1887, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 93, September 17, 1887 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 509 sentences, grouped into 102 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.
Work through the 102 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Punch — Vol. 93, September 17, 1887, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
