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Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894
Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 is here in full — 611 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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TO A SURREY HOSTESS.
(_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.
In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.
Lady CLARA SHERE DE SHERE I wonder if you'll like your name!
Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.
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Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 is here in full — 611 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/122 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TO A SURREY HOSTESS.
/tuː ə ˈsɜːri ˈhoʊstəs/
Line 2
(_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.
Line 3
In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.
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Lady CLARA SHERE DE SHERE I wonder if you'll like your name!
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Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

Learner Dictionary

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.

bade noun US /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading “In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chaff verb US /tʃæf/

be silly or tease one another

From this reading “Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dusty adjective US /ˈdʌsti/

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading “(_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hostess noun US /ˈhoʊstəs/

a woman host

From this reading “TO A SURREY HOSTESS.”

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Matron noun US /ˈmeɪtrən/

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading “(_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
renown noun US /rɪˈnaʊn/

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading “(_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
surrey noun US /ˈsɜːri/

a county in southeastern England on the Thames

From this reading “TO A SURREY HOSTESS.”

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Vote noun US /voʊt/

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading “(_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

come back verb + particle

be restored

In this reading “(_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.”

121,424 times in 426,211 chapters
nearly broke adverb + adjective

In this reading “(_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.”

695 times in 426,211 chapters
in the Country preposition + article + noun counted as “in … country”

In this reading “(_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.”

27,645 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 70

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading TO A SURREY HOSTESS.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

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backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
badenounUS /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

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betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/

lacking funds

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

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CalledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chaffverbUS /tʃæf/

be silly or tease one another

From this reading Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CLARA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Pending verification
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CountrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

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DEnounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/

wanted intensely

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DutynounUS /ˈduːti/

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HOSTESSnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/

a woman host

From this reading TO A SURREY HOSTESS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HousenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

Pending verification
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Lady CLARA SHERE DE SHERE I wonder if you'll like your name!

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
kindliest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

Pending verification
LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
laughnounUS /læf/

the sound of laughing

From this reading Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Lady CLARA SHERE DE SHERE I wonder if you'll like your name!

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loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MatronnounUS /ˈmeɪtrən/

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Lady CLARA SHERE DE SHERE I wonder if you'll like your name!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

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Parodic

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Pending verification
renownnounUS /rɪˈnaʊn/

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
retiredadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrd/

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
SHERE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Pending verification
stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SURREYnounUS /ˈsɜːri/

a county in southeastern England on the Thames

From this reading TO A SURREY HOSTESS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThanksnounUS /θæŋks/

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Oh! how you all began to chaff And laugh the moment that I came.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TO A SURREY HOSTESS.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TownnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
VotenounUS /voʊt/

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
winverbUS /wɪn/

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In kindliest way, you bade me stay And nothing better I desired, But Duty with a great big D Called far too loud, and I retired.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Lady CLARA SHERE DE SHERE I wonder if you'll like your name!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading (_A Parodic Vote of Thanks to a Town Matron, who took a House in the Country._) LADY CLARA SHERE DE SHERE, Through me you now shall win renown; It nearly broke my country heart To come back to the dusty town.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
you'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lady CLARA SHERE DE SHERE I wonder if you'll like your name!

Pending verification
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Lady CLARA SHERE DE SHERE I wonder if you'll like your name!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 by Various holds 611 sentences, grouped into 123 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.

What does chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 contain?

Chapter 1 holds 611 sentences of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894, unabridged, divided into 123 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 611 sentences, grouped into 123 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.

How do I study chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894?

Work through the 123 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 123 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894

Common questions about reading Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 by Various on this page, its source edition and its audio.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #46395, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 take to read?

About 50 minutes of reading across 123 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 section by section

How to work through Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 1 chapters of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894 to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894

Words and structures a reader meets early in Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Surrey
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hostess
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Parodic
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thanks
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punch — Volume 107, August 25, 1894; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.