Chapter 6 of Punch — Volume 101, October 3, 1891 is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Punch — Volume 101, October 3, 1891 is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This catastrophe ended the battle. The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean. I packed what remained of H.M.S. _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour. * * * * * CHARLEMAGNE AND I.
Chapter 6 of Punch — Volume 101, October 3, 1891 is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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related by common characteristics or ancestry
From this reading “The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “This catastrophe ended the battle.”
king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
From this reading “* * * * * CHARLEMAGNE AND I.”
plural of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.”
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading “_Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “I packed what remained of H.M.S.”
a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
From this reading “_Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.”
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “_Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.”
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 _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
related by common characteristics or ancestry
From this reading The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
being joined in close association
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading This catastrophe ended the battle.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading This catastrophe ended the battle.
king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
From this reading * * * * * CHARLEMAGNE AND I.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading This catastrophe ended the battle.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.
plural of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading I packed what remained of H.M.S.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I packed what remained of H.M.S.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I packed what remained of H.M.S.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading I packed what remained of H.M.S.
a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I packed what remained of H.M.S.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I packed what remained of H.M.S.
possessing sweep
From this reading The allied fleets had been swept off the face of the ocean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This catastrophe ended the battle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This catastrophe ended the battle.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
in a triumphant manner
From this reading _Bandersnatch_ in my tobacco-pouch, attached myself to a hen-coop, and thus floated triumphantly into Portsmouth Harbour.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I packed what remained of H.M.S.
Chapter 6 of Punch — Volume 101, October 3, 1891 by Various holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 6 holds 395 sentences of Punch — Volume 101, October 3, 1891, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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