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.
Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches. Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along. New Peer wants to follow him. Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above. This he does, with escort.
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 88/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 436–440
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.
plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “This he does, with escort.”
a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
From this reading “Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “New Peer wants to follow him.”
plural of “prod” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.”
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.”
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.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This he does, with escort.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading This he does, with escort.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading New Peer wants to follow him.
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This he does, with escort.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading New Peer wants to follow him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New Peer wants to follow him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading New Peer wants to follow him.
plural of “prod” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This he does, with escort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
at or nearest to the top
From this reading Stops at the topmost row but one, and passes along.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Garter King suddenly making off to the right, walks up Gangway to row of empty Benches.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading New Peer wants to follow him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Garter King prods him in chest with small stick, and tells him to go on to the Bench above.
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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