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.
But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ... She will be at the same hotel--a great point! I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ... Not that they've settled to come at all yet!... Still, I fancy she likes the idea ...
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 62/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 306–310
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.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Still, I fancy she likes the idea ...”
a boy or man
From this reading “I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “She will be at the same hotel--a great point!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Still, I fancy she likes the idea ...”
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading “But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “Still, I fancy she likes the idea ...”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “Not that they've settled to come at all yet!...”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...”
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 She will be at the same hotel--a great point!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Not that they've settled to come at all yet!...
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She will be at the same hotel--a great point!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Not that they've settled to come at all yet!...
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Still, I fancy she likes the idea ...
a boy or man
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She will be at the same hotel--a great point!
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading She will be at the same hotel--a great point!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Still, I fancy she likes the idea ...
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading Still, I fancy she likes the idea ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that they've settled to come at all yet!...
and nothing more
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading She will be at the same hotel--a great point!
Identical; not different.
From this reading She will be at the same hotel--a great point!
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Not that they've settled to come at all yet!...
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, I fancy she likes the idea ...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She will be at the same hotel--a great point!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that they've settled to come at all yet!...
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if only she can be induced to go back to Lugano ...
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She will be at the same hotel--a great point!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish that fellow VAN BOODELER wasn't coming too, though ...
but in spite of that
From this reading Not that they've settled to come at all yet!...
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.
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.
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