Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 93, August 20, 1887 is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 93, August 20, 1887 is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOLUME 93. AUGUST 20, 1887. THE PLEASANT TRAVELLER'S CONVERSATION-BOOK. (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 93, August 20, 1887 is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “AUGUST 20, 1887.”
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading “(_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.”
plural of “foreigner” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading “(_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “(_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “(_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “(_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “(_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “VOLUME 93.”
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.
In this reading “(_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.”
In this reading “(_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUGUST 20, 1887.
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From this reading AUGUST 20, 1887.
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From this reading VOLUME 93.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading AUGUST 20, 1887.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLEASANT TRAVELLER'S CONVERSATION-BOOK.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
plural of “foreigner” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
a person of German nationality
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading THE PLEASANT TRAVELLER'S CONVERSATION-BOOK.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
create by training and teaching
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading (_To be translated into French, German, and Italian, for the benefit of Foreigners._) IN THE TRAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLEASANT TRAVELLER'S CONVERSATION-BOOK.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME 93.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 93, August 20, 1887 by Various holds 492 sentences, grouped into 99 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 492 sentences of Punch — Volume 93, August 20, 1887, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 93, August 20, 1887 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 492 sentences, grouped into 99 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.
Work through the 99 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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