Chapter I
Chapter 1
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IN MEMORIAM. WILLIAM HARDWICK BRADBURY. BORN, DEC. 3, 1832. DIED, OCT.
Punch — Volume 103, October 22, 1892
Chapter I · Chapter 1
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IN
MEMORIAM.
WILLIAM
HARDWICK
BRADBURY.
BORN,
DEC.
3,
1832.
DIED,
OCT.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Punch — Volume 103, October 22, 1892
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 103, October 22, 1892 is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/106 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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IN
MEMORIAM.
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WILLIAM
HARDWICK
BRADBURY.
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BORN,
DEC.
/bɔːrn dek/
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3,
1832.
Line 5
DIED,
OCT.
/daɪd ɔːkt/
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brought into existence
From this reading “BORN, DEC.”
bradbury
noun
US /ˈbrædberi/
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading “WILLIAM HARDWICK BRADBURY.”
dec
noun
US /dek/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “BORN, DEC.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “DIED, OCT.”
oct
noun
US /ɔːkt/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “DIED, OCT.”
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1832
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From this reading 3, 1832.
3
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From this reading 3, 1832.
brought into existence
From this reading BORN, DEC.
BRADBURYnounUS /ˈbrædberi/
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading WILLIAM HARDWICK BRADBURY.
DECnounUS /dek/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading BORN, DEC.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading DIED, OCT.
HARDWICK
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From this reading WILLIAM HARDWICK BRADBURY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN MEMORIAM.
MEMORIAM
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From this reading IN MEMORIAM.
OCTnounUS /ɔːkt/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading DIED, OCT.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM HARDWICK BRADBURY.
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