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, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb. Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play. Oh, two to one, bar one! Heigh! dance, babie, dance! Oh, tiddley-um, diddley-um, back the off-chance!
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 77/126 · 5 reading units · Lines 381–385
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
From this reading “Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.”
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading “Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.”
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.”
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading “Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.”
the act of sucking
From this reading “Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.”
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading “Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.”
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading “Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Oh, tiddley-um, diddley-um, back the off-chance!
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Oh, two to one, bar one!
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Heigh! dance, babie, dance!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, tiddley-um, diddley-um, back the off-chance!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heigh! dance, babie, dance!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
occurring by chance
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, tiddley-um, diddley-um, back the off-chance!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Oh, two to one, bar one!
participate in games or sport
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
be seated
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
in the near future
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
the act of sucking
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, tiddley-um, diddley-um, back the off-chance!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, two to one, bar one!
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!
at the time that
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
during the time that
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, hush thee, my babie! the time will soon come When at Baccarat boards you'll sit sucking your thumb.
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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