Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 100, January 31, 1891 is here in full — 510 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 100, January 31, 1891 is here in full — 510 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stopped for ticket. Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself. Guard called out to escort me. When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours. Am collared by a policeman.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 100, January 31, 1891 is here in full — 510 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 57/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 281–285
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “collar” — take into custody
From this reading “Am collared by a policeman.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “Guard called out to escort me.”
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading “Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “Am collared by a policeman.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “Stopped for ticket.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Am collared by a policeman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am collared by a policeman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Am collared by a policeman.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Guard called out to escort me.
past form of “collar” — take into custody
From this reading Am collared by a policeman.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Guard called out to escort me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stopped for ticket.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Guard called out to escort me.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Guard called out to escort me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Guard called out to escort me.
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
a member of a police force
From this reading Am collared by a policeman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Stopped for ticket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
propel through the air
From this reading Throw off disguise of somebody else's overcoat, and declare myself.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading Stopped for ticket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Guard called out to escort me.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
not seen or observed
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
at the time that
From this reading When they are looking the other way, hide under refreshment-counter, and get out of station unobserved on all-fours.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 100, January 31, 1891 by Various holds 510 sentences, grouped into 102 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 510 sentences of Punch — Volume 100, January 31, 1891, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 100, January 31, 1891 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 510 sentences, grouped into 102 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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