Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 1, July 17, 1841 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 1, July 17, 1841 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WATERMAN.--Here you is, ma'am. Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_). OFF-SIDE HORSE.--O heavens! I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off. NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 1, July 17, 1841 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_).”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “OFF-SIDE HORSE.--O heavens!”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “WATERMAN.--Here you is, ma'am.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading “NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.”
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading “WATERMAN.--Here you is, ma'am.”
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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_).
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_).
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_).
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_).
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 am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading OFF-SIDE HORSE.--O heavens!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading WATERMAN.--Here you is, ma'am.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading OFF-SIDE HORSE.--O heavens!
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WATERMAN.--Here you is, ma'am.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_).
a woman of refinement
From this reading WATERMAN.--Here you is, ma'am.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading OFF-SIDE HORSE.--O heavens!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF-SIDE HORSE.--O heavens!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_).
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEAR-SIDE HORSE.--Keep it on one side, and you spiles his purchase.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kuck! kuck! kuck!--Come along!--(_Pulling the coach and horses_).
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading WATERMAN.--Here you is, ma'am.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am too stiff to move, and this brute will pull my head off.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WATERMAN.--Here you is, ma'am.
Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 1, July 17, 1841 by Various holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 2 holds 430 sentences of Punch — Volume 1, July 17, 1841, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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