Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_. 2. Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break. 3.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/100 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.”
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading “Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.”
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.”
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading “Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.”
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
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.
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From this reading 1.
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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 Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
terminate
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
confined on all sides
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Images have been moved from the middle of a paragraph to the closest paragraph break.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 by Various holds 500 sentences, grouped into 100 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 500 sentences of Punch — Vol. CL, April 26, 1916, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 500 sentences, grouped into 100 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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