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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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We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!
So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."
There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!
But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"
No, no!
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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 31/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 151–155

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We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!
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So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."
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There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!
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But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"
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No, no!
/noʊ noʊ/

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.

begotten adjective US /biˈɡɔːtɪn/

(of offspring) generated by procreation

From this reading “But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"”

changes noun US /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading “There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!”

cum noun US /kʌm/

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

longest adverb US /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/

for the most time

From this reading “We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!”

praying verb US /ˈpreɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading “But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"”

Sacred adjective US /ˈseɪkrəd/

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading “There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!”

splendid adjective US /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading “We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!”

sum noun US /sʌm/

a quantity of money

From this reading “There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

adwise

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From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

attrackshuns

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From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

begottenadjectiveUS /biˈɡɔːtɪn/

(of offspring) generated by procreation

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

Brane

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

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

CountrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

cumnounUS /kʌm/

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

Cuzzins

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

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

dredful

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From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

eat-oppressed

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From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

erbolished

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From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

erly

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

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

ewen

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

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

fearfool

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

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

hinterestingest

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From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

horful

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

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

kyind

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

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

longestadverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/

for the most time

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

moddern

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From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

nite

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

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

paytrons

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

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

Persession

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

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

prayingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

rewolushunary

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

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

SacredadjectiveUS /ˈseɪkrəd/

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

SHAKSPEARE

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

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

Sho

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

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to "_cum erly_."

splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

stript

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

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

sumnounUS /sʌm/

a quantity of money

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

suppernounUS /ˈsʌpər/

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

There's

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

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

werry

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From this reading We are going to have a splendid Persession--the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There's no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the "Sacred Sho" may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!

wision

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

From this reading But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, "a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!"

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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