Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 is here in full — 632 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 is here in full — 632 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Well, I really think I could give up "Music." After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls! So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes." May I give up "Music," and take up "Sausages for breakfast" instead? Always your most loving Son, BOBBY.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 is here in full — 632 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 122/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 606–610
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Always your most loving Son, BOBBY.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “May I give up "Music," and take up "Sausages for breakfast" instead?”
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “Always your most loving Son, BOBBY.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!”
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading “After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!”
plural of “sausage” — highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading “May I give up "Music," and take up "Sausages for breakfast" instead?”
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 After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
later than; following
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always your most loving Son, BOBBY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Always your most loving Son, BOBBY.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading May I give up "Music," and take up "Sausages for breakfast" instead?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Well, I really think I could give up "Music."
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Well, I really think I could give up "Music."
the act of departing
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I really think I could give up "Music."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading May I give up "Music," and take up "Sausages for breakfast" instead?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Always your most loving Son, BOBBY.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I give up "Music," and take up "Sausages for breakfast" instead?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
used to form the superlative
From this reading Always your most loving Son, BOBBY.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Well, I really think I could give up "Music."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
and nothing more
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
arrange in a container
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Well, I really think I could give up "Music."
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading After all, it's awful rot, and only fit for a pack of girls!
plural of “sausage” — highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading May I give up "Music," and take up "Sausages for breakfast" instead?
express in words
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
a male human offspring
From this reading Always your most loving Son, BOBBY.
carry out
From this reading May I give up "Music," and take up "Sausages for breakfast" instead?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Well, I really think I could give up "Music."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, I really think I could give up "Music."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I really think I could give up "Music."
an affirmative
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So this is the great favour I'm going to ask you--and mind you say "Yes."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Always your most loving Son, BOBBY.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 by Various holds 632 sentences, grouped into 127 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 632 sentences of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891, unabridged, divided into 127 reading sections.
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