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.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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.
Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak. And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus. Now I'm _stepping_ back. _Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY. But so long as you're having a good time!
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 57/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 281–285
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a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading “Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.”
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading “Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.”
third-person singular of “excite” — arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading “Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.”
the concentration of attention or energy on something
From this reading “And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.”
people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
From this reading “Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.”
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading “_Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
third-person singular of “stimulate” — act as a stimulant
From this reading “Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
anew
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But so long as you're having a good time!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
(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 Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But so long as you're having a good time!
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From this reading _Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY.
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
third-person singular of “excite” — arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
the concentration of attention or energy on something
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But so long as you're having a good time!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But so long as you're having a good time!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY.
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From this reading Now I'm _stepping_ back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
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From this reading _Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But so long as you're having a good time!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY.
people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I'm _stepping_ back.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
express in speech
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Now I'm _stepping_ back.
third-person singular of “stimulate” — act as a stimulant
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Miss T._ I guess it's more like skipping, CHARLEY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But so long as you're having a good time!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Our citizens show up better against a European background,--it excites and stimulates their nationality, so to speak.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And again, with a big subject like mine, you want to step back to get the proper focus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But so long as you're having a good time!
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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