Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891 is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOL. 100. March 28, 1891. THE G.P.O. CUCKOO.
Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891 is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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OR
THE
LONDON
CHARIVARI.
VOL.
100.
March
28,
1891.
THE
G.P.O.
CUCKOO.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891 is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/115 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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OR
THE
LONDON
CHARIVARI.
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VOL.
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100.
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March
28,
1891.
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THE
G.P.O.
CUCKOO.
Learner Dictionary
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cuckoo
noun
US /ˈkʌkuː/
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading “THE G.P.O. CUCKOO.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.”
march in a procession
From this reading “March 28, 1891.”
All words in this reading · 13
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100
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From this reading 100.
1891
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From this reading March 28, 1891.
28
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From this reading March 28, 1891.
CHARIVARInoun
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
CUCKOOnounUS /ˈkʌkuː/
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading THE G.P.O. CUCKOO.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading THE G.P.O. CUCKOO.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
march in a procession
From this reading March 28, 1891.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading THE G.P.O. CUCKOO.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading THE G.P.O. CUCKOO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOL
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From this reading VOL.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891 by Various holds 576 sentences, grouped into 116 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 1 holds 576 sentences of Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891, unabridged, divided into 116 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891
Words and structures a reader meets early in Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- London
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Charivari
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- March
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cuckoo
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punch — Volume 100, March 28, 1891; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.