Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 100, January 3, 1891 is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 100, January 3, 1891 is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_October_.--Unpleasantness on the increase. Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally. _November_.--Demonstration at the Lord Mayor's Show. Charges, counter-charges, and recrimination. First-rate A1, go-as-you-please, strongly recommended row.
Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 100, January 3, 1891 is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/104 · 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.
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading “_November_.--Demonstration at the Lord Mayor's Show.”
of the highest quality
From this reading “First-rate A1, go-as-you-please, strongly recommended row.”
-ing form of “interview” — conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.”
newspapers and magazines collectively
From this reading “Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.”
possessive form of “mayor” — the head of a city government
From this reading “_November_.--Demonstration at the Lord Mayor's Show.”
mutual accusations
From this reading “Charges, counter-charges, and recrimination.”
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading “Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.”
the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading “_October_.--Unpleasantness on the increase.”
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 First-rate A1, go-as-you-please, strongly recommended row.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading First-rate A1, go-as-you-please, strongly recommended row.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _November_.--Demonstration at the Lord Mayor's Show.
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading Charges, counter-charges, and recrimination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charges, counter-charges, and recrimination.
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading _November_.--Demonstration at the Lord Mayor's Show.
of the highest quality
From this reading First-rate A1, go-as-you-please, strongly recommended row.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.
not bound by rule or law or convention
From this reading First-rate A1, go-as-you-please, strongly recommended row.
a quantity that is added
From this reading _October_.--Unpleasantness on the increase.
-ing form of “interview” — conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.
newspapers and magazines collectively
From this reading Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.
the literary culture
From this reading Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _November_.--Demonstration at the Lord Mayor's Show.
possessive form of “mayor” — the head of a city government
From this reading _November_.--Demonstration at the Lord Mayor's Show.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _November_.--Demonstration at the Lord Mayor's Show.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading _October_.--Unpleasantness on the increase.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _October_.--Unpleasantness on the increase.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.
past form of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading First-rate A1, go-as-you-please, strongly recommended row.
mutual accusations
From this reading Charges, counter-charges, and recrimination.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading First-rate A1, go-as-you-please, strongly recommended row.
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _November_.--Demonstration at the Lord Mayor's Show.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading First-rate A1, go-as-you-please, strongly recommended row.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _October_.--Unpleasantness on the increase.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Interviewing, letters to the papers, and sensational journalism generally.
the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading _October_.--Unpleasantness on the increase.
Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 100, January 3, 1891 by Various holds 524 sentences, grouped into 105 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 524 sentences of Punch — Volume 100, January 3, 1891, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 100, January 3, 1891 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 524 sentences, grouped into 105 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 105 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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