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.
Again have to declare myself. Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak. Find out Burgomaster's address. Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household. 4 A.M. to 5 A.M.--Find out the Archbishop.
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 58/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 286–290
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a bishop of highest rank
From this reading “4 A.M. to 5 A.M.--Find out the Archbishop.”
stick to firmly
From this reading “Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.”
get temporarily
From this reading “Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.”
possessive form of “burgomaster” — a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
From this reading “Find out Burgomaster's address.”
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.”
having official authority or sanction
From this reading “Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.”
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From this reading 4 A.M. to 5 A.M.--Find out the Archbishop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 4 A.M. to 5 A.M.--Find out the Archbishop.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 4 A.M. to 5 A.M.--Find out the Archbishop.
speak to
From this reading Find out Burgomaster's address.
anew
From this reading Again have to declare myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading 4 A.M. to 5 A.M.--Find out the Archbishop.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
stick to firmly
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
get temporarily
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
possessive form of “burgomaster” — a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
From this reading Find out Burgomaster's address.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading Again have to declare myself.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Find out Burgomaster's address.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Again have to declare myself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
a social unit living together
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 4 A.M. to 5 A.M.--Find out the Archbishop.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Again have to declare myself.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Find out Burgomaster's address.
a member of a police force
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
up to a particular time
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again have to declare myself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Give policeman twenty marks, bind him to silence, and borrow his official cloak.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Hammer at his front door till I have stirred up the whole household.
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.
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