Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 152, April 25, 1917 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 152, April 25, 1917 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Some horses will make very good tricks. 2. The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much. 3.
Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 152, April 25, 1917 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading “The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Some horses will make very good tricks.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.”
engage in
From this reading “Some horses will make very good tricks.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “Some horses will make very good tricks.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading 3.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Some horses will make very good tricks.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Some horses will make very good tricks.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
engage in
From this reading Some horses will make very good tricks.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some horses will make very good tricks.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Some horses will make very good tricks.
precisely as stated
From this reading Some horses will make very good tricks.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some horses will make very good tricks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Klown will come and talk with the horses therefore audience will laugh itself very much.
Chapter 2 of Punch — Volume 152, April 25, 1917 by Various holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 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 2 holds 12 sentences of Punch — Volume 152, April 25, 1917, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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