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Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891
Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891 is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.
I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.
Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.
Over me no Mistress holds sway.
All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.
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Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891 is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.
Line 2
I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.
/aɪ ruːl əˈbʌv ənd ɪn ˈneðər ˈriːdʒənz wer ðer ɪz ɪˈtɜːrnəl ˈfaɪər/
Line 3
Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.
Line 4
Over me no Mistress holds sway.
/ˈoʊvər miː noʊ ˈmɪstrəs hoʊldz sweɪ/
Line 5
All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Behold verb US /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading “Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.”

Eternal adjective US /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading “I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.”

holds noun US /hoʊldz/

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading “Over me no Mistress holds sway.”

nether adjective US /ˈneðər/

lower

From this reading “I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.”

Ovens noun US /ˈʌvənz/

plural of “oven” — kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

From this reading “Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.”

regions noun US /ˈriːdʒənz/

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading “I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.”

sway verb US /sweɪ/

move back and forth or sideways

From this reading “Over me no Mistress holds sway.”

wanderers noun US /ˈwɑːndərərz/

plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading “"Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.”

All words in this reading · 57

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

BeholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

EternaladjectiveUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

FireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading Over me no Mistress holds sway.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

Kee-chen-boi-lars

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

Mariannakookas

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Over me no Mistress holds sway.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

MistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Over me no Mistress holds sway.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

netheradjectiveUS /ˈneðər/

lower

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Over me no Mistress holds sway.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

OvensnounUS /ˈʌvənz/

plural of “oven” — kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Over me no Mistress holds sway.

QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

rulenounUS /ruːl/

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

She-who-will-never-Obey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

subjectionnoun

forced submission to control by others

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

swayverbUS /sweɪ/

move back and forth or sideways

From this reading Over me no Mistress holds sway.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

wanderersnounUS /ˈwɑːndərərz/

plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading "Oh, wanderers from a far country, I am She-who-will-never-Obey, the Queen of the Mariannakookas.

WaternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

Weeklibuks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading I rule above, and in nether regions, where there is Eternal Fire.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading All whom I meet I keep in subjection, save only the _Weeklibuks_; them I keep not down, for they delight me.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

WordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Behold my Word goes forth, and the Ovens are made hot, and the _Kee-chen-boi-lars_ are filled with Water.

Chapter 4 of Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891 by Various holds 18 sentences, grouped into 4 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.

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Chapter 4 holds 18 sentences of Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 18 sentences, grouped into 4 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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Work through the 4 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #12866, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 32 minutes of reading across 78 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891

Words and structures a reader meets early in Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Smallun
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punch — Volume 100, January 17, 1891; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Halfboy
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Curious
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Fellow
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