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.
He's a book. But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature? _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation. _Miss T._ I guess that accounts for your gaiety! There, don't you mind _me_, Mr. CULCHARD.
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 44/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 216–220
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “_Miss T._ I guess that accounts for your gaiety!”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “_Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.”
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “_Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?”
not often
From this reading “_Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “_Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.”
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 He's a book.
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess that accounts for your gaiety!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading He's a book.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, don't you mind _me_, Mr. CULCHARD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, don't you mind _me_, Mr. CULCHARD.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
a gay feeling
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess that accounts for your gaiety!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess that accounts for your gaiety!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a book.
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There, don't you mind _me_, Mr. CULCHARD.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There, don't you mind _me_, Mr. CULCHARD.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess that accounts for your gaiety!
a form of address for a man
From this reading There, don't you mind _me_, Mr. CULCHARD.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
not any; not one
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
above and across; more than
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
not often
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess that accounts for your gaiety!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess that accounts for your gaiety!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, don't you mind _me_, Mr. CULCHARD.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
the act of using
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading _Culch._ I--er--must confess I seldom waste time over the humorous literature of _any_ nation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There, don't you mind _me_, Mr. CULCHARD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But likely you've no use for our national humorous literature?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess that accounts for your gaiety!
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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