Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 108, March 9th 1895 is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 108, March 9th 1895 is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Volume 108. MARCH 9th, 1895. TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE. I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS. (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 108, March 9th 1895 is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “(CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.”
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading “(CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “(CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.”
massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
From this reading “I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.”
past form of “intersect” — meet at a point
From this reading “(CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.”
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading “(CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.”
closely encircling
From this reading “(CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.”
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading “(CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.”
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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From this reading Volume 108.
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From this reading MARCH 9th, 1895.
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From this reading MARCH 9th, 1895.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
without stop or interruption
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
highly enthusiastic
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
From this reading I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
past form of “intersect” — meet at a point
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
march in a procession
From this reading MARCH 9th, 1895.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
a light shade of red
From this reading I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
closely encircling
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading TALL TALES OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I.--THE PINK HIPPOPOTAMUS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 108.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (CONTINUED.) Far below lay the globe like a huge ball of glowing light, patched here and there with dark tracts, and intersected with lines brighter than the surrounding brightness.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 108, March 9th 1895 by Various holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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 1 holds 464 sentences of Punch — Volume 108, March 9th 1895, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 108, March 9th 1895 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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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