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, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople. Now, no one could object to that! _Germany_. Why, I should, and so would Austria, wouldn't you? _Austria_.
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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a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading “Why, I should, and so would Austria, wouldn't you?”
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading “Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.”
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading “Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.”
keep busy with
From this reading “Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.”
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading “Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading Why, I should, and so would Austria, wouldn't you?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now, no one could object to that!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading _Germany_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
not any; not one
From this reading Now, no one could object to that!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, no one could object to that!
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Now, no one could object to that!
keep busy with
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, no one could object to that!
with low volume
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why, I should, and so would Austria, wouldn't you?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, I should, and so would Austria, wouldn't you?
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, no one could object to that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, no one could object to that!
(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, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I should, and so would Austria, wouldn't you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, I should, and so would Austria, wouldn't you?
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From this reading Why, I should, and so would Austria, wouldn't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, then, France employed with you boys on the Rhine, I shall move down south, and quietly occupy Constantinople.
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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