Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth. And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth. It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid. Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid! There's Venice again!
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 20/114 · 5 reading units · Lines 96–100
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.”
plural of “pitch” — the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!”
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading “Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!”
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading “There's Venice again!”
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading “And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.”
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anew
From this reading There's Venice again!
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From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
(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 The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
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From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
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From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
dearly loved
From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
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From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
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From this reading The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
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From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
tell false information to for fun
From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
not any; not one
From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It gives me the ditherums, CHARLIE; it do, dear old man, and no kid.
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
plural of “pitch” — the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
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From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
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From this reading There's Venice again!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
up to a particular time
From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading There's Venice again!
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading The pieces is all as I wants for _my_ 'elth.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading And then them darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading Wy, they 'd queer the best pitches in life, if they kiboshed the Power of the Quid!
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 by Various holds 571 sentences, grouped into 115 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 571 sentences of Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890, unabridged, divided into 115 reading sections.
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