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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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[CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.
Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.
And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!
_Mr. V.B._ (_with superiority_).
Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.
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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 56/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 276–280

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[CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.
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Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.
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And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!
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_Mr. V.B._ (_with superiority_).
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Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

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.

beats noun US /biːts/

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading “And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!”

boom verb US /buːm/

make a resonant sound, like artillery

From this reading “[CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.”

booming adjective US /ˈbuːmɪŋ/

very lively and profitable

From this reading “Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.”

collect verb US /kəˈlekt/

get or gather together

From this reading “And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!”

covers noun US /ˈkʌvərz/

plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

From this reading “Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.”

realise verb US /ˈriːəlaɪz/

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading “Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.”

superiority noun US /ˌsuːpɪriˈɔːrɪti/

the quality of being superior

types noun US /taɪps/

plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading “Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.”

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AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

Amurrcan

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

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_with superiority_).

beatsnounUS /biːts/

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

boomverbUS /buːm/

make a resonant sound, like artillery

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

boomingadjectiveUS /ˈbuːmɪŋ/

very lively and profitable

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

bowsnounUS /baʊz/

plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/

get or gather together

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/

plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

CULCHARD

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

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

don't

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

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/

moving swiftly

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

how

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

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

it's

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

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

materialadjectiveUS /məˈtɪriəl/

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/

plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_with superiority_).

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

preciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

superioritynounUS /ˌsuːpɪriˈɔːrɪti/

the quality of being superior

From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_with superiority_).

TnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

there's

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

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

they'd

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

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

typesnounUS /taɪps/

plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

VnounUS /viː/

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_with superiority_).

vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/

in a vague way

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_with superiority_).

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading [CULCHARD _bows vaguely._ _Miss T._ Yes, and the great Amurrcan public are going to rise up in their millions and boom it.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Only I don't believe they'd better start booming just yet, till there's something more than covers to that novel.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Because you don't realise that it's precisely in Europe that I find my best American types.

you're

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

From this reading And how you're going to collect material for an Amurrcan novel, flying round Europe, just beats _me_!

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.

What does chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 contain?

Chapter 1 holds 632 sentences of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891, unabridged, divided into 127 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 632 sentences, grouped into 127 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891?

Work through the 127 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 127 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #14067, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 52 minutes of reading across 127 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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London
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Charivari
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November
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Fancy
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