Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 98, April 26 1890 is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 98, April 26 1890 is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. PUNCH'S MORAL MUSIC-HALL DRAMAS. (CONTINUED FROM P. 145.) No. IX.--UNDER THE HARROW. _A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 98, April 26 1890 is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “_A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.”
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “_A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “(CONTINUED FROM P.”
following accepted customs and proprieties
From this reading “_A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.”
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “PUNCH'S MORAL MUSIC-HALL DRAMAS.”
draw a harrow over
From this reading “145.) No. IX.--UNDER THE HARROW.”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “PUNCH'S MORAL MUSIC-HALL DRAMAS.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “145.) No. IX.--UNDER THE HARROW.”
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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 “_A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.”
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From this reading 145.) No. IX.--UNDER THE HARROW.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading _A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.
without stop or interruption
From this reading (CONTINUED FROM P.
following accepted customs and proprieties
From this reading _A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading PUNCH'S MORAL MUSIC-HALL DRAMAS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (CONTINUED FROM P.
draw a harrow over
From this reading 145.) No. IX.--UNDER THE HARROW.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading 145.) No. IX.--UNDER THE HARROW.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading PUNCH'S MORAL MUSIC-HALL DRAMAS.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUNCH'S MORAL MUSIC-HALL DRAMAS.
not any; not one
From this reading 145.) No. IX.--UNDER THE HARROW.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading (CONTINUED FROM P.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUNCH'S MORAL MUSIC-HALL DRAMAS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 145.) No. IX.--UNDER THE HARROW.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _A Conventional Comedy-Melodrama, in Two Acts._ ACT.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 145.) No. IX.--UNDER THE HARROW.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. 98, April 26 1890 by Various holds 502 sentences, grouped into 101 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 502 sentences of Punch — Vol. 98, April 26 1890, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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