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 I
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.
Miss TROTTER! A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed! _Miss Trotter_. Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours. We've taken rooms at the hotel up here.
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 38/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 186–190
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “We've taken rooms at the hotel up here.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “We've taken rooms at the hotel up here.”
foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
From this reading “Miss TROTTER!”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.”
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 A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We've taken rooms at the hotel up here.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We've taken rooms at the hotel up here.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading We've taken rooms at the hotel up here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss TROTTER!
used to form the superlative
From this reading A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading We've taken rooms at the hotel up here.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading We've taken rooms at the hotel up here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
From this reading Miss TROTTER!
not expected or anticipated
From this reading A most delightful and--er--unexpected meeting, indeed!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've taken rooms at the hotel up here.
(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, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Well, we came up on the cars in front of yours.
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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