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 T._ You don't say! I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg. _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark. My light has been--er--lacking of late. _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
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 42/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 206–210
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “_Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “_Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.”
-ing form of “chirp” — make high-pitched sounds
From this reading “_Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “_Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.”
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading “My light has been--er--lacking of late.”
deliver by singing
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 I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My light has been--er--lacking of late.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.
-ing form of “chirp” — make high-pitched sounds
From this reading _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.
the specified day of the month
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Miss T._ You don't say!
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My light has been--er--lacking of late.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading My light has been--er--lacking of late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading My light has been--er--lacking of late.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading My light has been--er--lacking of late.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Miss T._ You don't say!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My light has been--er--lacking of late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My light has been--er--lacking of late.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
precisely, exactly
From this reading _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
express in words
From this reading _Miss T._ You don't say!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
deliver by singing
From this reading _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Miss T._ You don't say!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Miss T._ If that's intended for me, you ought to begin chirping right away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Culch._ Birds don't lay--er--I mean they don't _sing_, in the dark.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Miss T._ You don't say!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think you'd have had one to show for every day, with the date to it, like a new-laid egg.
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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