Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 103, October 1, 1892 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 103, October 1, 1892 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"STUMPED!" (_A WOULD-BE LAUDATORY ODE. BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.] O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"! What's in a name?
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 103, October 1, 1892 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]”
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading “BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]”
full of or giving praise
From this reading “(_A WOULD-BE LAUDATORY ODE.”
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading “(_A WOULD-BE LAUDATORY ODE.”
the competitor who finishes second
From this reading “O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!”
past form of “stump” — cause to be perplexed or confounded
From this reading “"STUMPED!"”
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!”
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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 (_A WOULD-BE LAUDATORY ODE.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
a period of 100 years
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
being one more than ten
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
a man of refinement
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
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 BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What's in a name?
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
full of or giving praise
From this reading (_A WOULD-BE LAUDATORY ODE.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
a form of address for a man
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What's in a name?
not any; not one
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading (_A WOULD-BE LAUDATORY ODE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
the competitor who finishes second
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
past form of “stump” — cause to be perplexed or confounded
From this reading "STUMPED!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's in a name?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading O H.S. RANJIT--(spelling a wild venture is!) Wielder of willow, runner-up of "centuries"!
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
From this reading (_A WOULD-BE LAUDATORY ODE.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading BY JINGLE JUNIOR._) [The young Indian Gentleman, Mr. H. RANJITSINHJI, has "secured his century" at Cricket no less than eleven times this season.]
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