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 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.
Oh, two to one bar one, &c. Oh, hush thee, my babie! Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee. Oh, ain't it yum-yum? And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.
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 73/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 361–365
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.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “Oh, two to one bar one, &c.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Oh, hush thee, my babie!”
occurring by chance
From this reading “And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.”
plural of “packet” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.”
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading “Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.”
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading “And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, ain't it yum-yum?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie!
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Oh, two to one bar one, &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Oh, two to one bar one, &c.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.
the organ of sight
From this reading And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, ain't it yum-yum?
occurring by chance
From this reading And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, two to one bar one, &c.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Oh, two to one bar one, &c.
plural of “packet” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.
in the near future
From this reading Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading And "Lucky Sweets," babie, will catch thine off eye.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, two to one bar one, &c.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Oh, two to one bar one, &c.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thy sire will soon come, With "Surprise Packets" for thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, ain't it yum-yum?
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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