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Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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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No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.
Wire "CROESUS, City."
That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.
(3.) _Italian Cattivas_ quieter.
A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"
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Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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 13/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 61–65

Line 1
No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.
/noʊ nəˈsesəti tuː diːl θruː æn ˈɔːrdəneri ˈstɑːkbroʊkər/
Line 2
Wire "CROESUS, City."
Line 3
That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.
/ðæt wɪl faɪnd miː ənd baɪ rɪˈtɜːrn juː ʃæl hæv ˈædres ʌv ˈbæŋkər tuː huːm fɜːrst dəˈpɑːzɪt fɔːr ˈkʌvər mʌst biː ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli peɪd/
Line 4
(3.) _Italian Cattivas_ quieter.
Line 5
A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

Learner Dictionary

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.

asks verb US /æsks/

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"”

banker noun US /ˈbæŋkər/

a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank

From this reading “That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.”

Correspondent noun US /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/

someone who communicates by means of letters

From this reading “A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"”

deposit verb US /dəˈpɑːzɪt/

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading “That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.”

quieter adjective US /ˈkwaɪətər/

comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading “(3.) _Italian Cattivas_ quieter.”

recommend verb US /ˌrekəˈmend/

push for something

From this reading “A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"”

stockbroker noun US /ˈstɑːkbroʊkər/

an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds

From this reading “No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.”

Wire noun US /ˈwaɪər/

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading “Wire "CROESUS, City."”

All words in this reading · 56

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.

1,000

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

20

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

3

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (3.) _Italian Cattivas_ quieter.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

addressverbUS /ˈædres/

speak to

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

asksverbUS /æsks/

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/

a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

Cattivas

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (3.) _Italian Cattivas_ quieter.

CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Wire "CROESUS, City."

CorrespondentnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/

someone who communicates by means of letters

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

coververbUS /ˈkʌvər/

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

CROESUSnoun

last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)

From this reading Wire "CROESUS, City."

dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.

depositverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪt/

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading (3.) _Italian Cattivas_ quieter.

laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

necessitynounUS /nəˈsesəti/

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

ordinarynounUS /ˈɔːrdəneri/

a judge of a probate court

From this reading No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.

paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

quieteradjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪətər/

comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading (3.) _Italian Cattivas_ quieter.

recommendverbUS /ˌrekəˈmend/

push for something

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

stockbrokernounUS /ˈstɑːkbroʊkər/

an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds

From this reading No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading No necessity to deal through an ordinary stockbroker.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading A Correspondent asks--"What do you recommend a man who has laid by £20 to do in order to hold £1,000 at the end of a month?"

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

WirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading Wire "CROESUS, City."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading That will find me, and by return you shall have address of banker, to whom first deposit for cover must be immediately paid.

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.

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Chapter 1 holds 632 sentences of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891, unabridged, divided into 127 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 632 sentences, grouped into 127 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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November
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