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Punch — Volume 107, November 24, 1894
Punch — Volume 107, November 24, 1894

Chapter II · The Feelings of a Mother

Chapter II of Punch — Volume 107, November 24, 1894, “The Feelings of a Mother,” is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Various • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
Dogcart round, eh? everything in?
All right--shan't be a minute.
(_Entering._) Hallo, PILLINER, you all alone here?
(_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?
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Punch — Volume 107, November 24, 1894

Chapter II · The Feelings of a Mother

Chapter II of Punch — Volume 107, November 24, 1894, “The Feelings of a Mother,” is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).
Line 2
Dogcart round, eh? everything in?
Line 3
All right--shan't be a minute.
Line 4
(_Entering._) Hallo, PILLINER, you all alone here?
Line 5
(_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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breakfast verb US /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Entering noun US /ˈentərɪŋ/

a movement into or inward

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happen verb US /ˈhæpən/

come to pass

From this reading “(_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?”

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looks noun US /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading “(_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?”

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minute noun US /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading “All right--shan't be a minute.”

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outside adjective US /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

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scene noun US /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading “SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).”

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Sunday noun US /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

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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.

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looks round verb + noun counted as “look round”

In this reading “(_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?”

19,353 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 42

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading All right--shan't be a minute.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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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 All right--shan't be a minute.

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aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, PILLINER, you all alone here?

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading All right--shan't be a minute.

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breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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disconcertedly

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From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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Dogcartnoun

a cart drawn by a dog

From this reading Dogcart round, eh? everything in?

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Don't

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From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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eh

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From this reading Dogcart round, eh? everything in?

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EnteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/

a movement into or inward

From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, PILLINER, you all alone here?

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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Dogcart round, eh? everything in?

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Hallo

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From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, PILLINER, you all alone here?

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happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/

come to pass

From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, PILLINER, you all alone here?

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Dogcart round, eh? everything in?

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justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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MAISIE

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From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading All right--shan't be a minute.

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MorningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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PILLINER

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

From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, PILLINER, you all alone here?

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rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading All right--shan't be a minute.

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RoomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Dogcart round, eh? everything in?

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SCENEnounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading (_He looks round disconcertedly._) Don't happen to have seen Lady MAISIE about?

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shan't

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From this reading All right--shan't be a minute.

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SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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Thicknesse

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From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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TIMEnounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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TREDWELL

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From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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XXXIadjective

being one more than thirty

From this reading SCENE XXXI.--_The Morning Room._ TIME--_Sunday morning; just after breakfast._ _Captain Thicknesse_ (_outside, to_ TREDWELL).

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading (_Entering._) Hallo, PILLINER, you all alone here?

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Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 107, November 24, 1894 by Various holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 2 of Punch — Volume 107, November 24, 1894 contain?

Chapter 2 holds 232 sentences of Punch — Volume 107, November 24, 1894, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 107, November 24, 1894 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #46810, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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