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 I
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.
I bellered; and up from his paper he looks. Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE! We both know _our_ books. But wot do you think BOB was reading? _The Times_!
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 23/114 · 5 reading units · Lines 111–115
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “But wot do you think BOB was reading?”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “We both know _our_ books.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.”
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “But wot do you think BOB was reading?”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading But wot do you think BOB was reading?
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading We both know _our_ books.
the two together, not just one
From this reading We both know _our_ books.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But wot do you think BOB was reading?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But wot do you think BOB was reading?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We both know _our_ books.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We both know _our_ books.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading But wot do you think BOB was reading?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Times_!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But wot do you think BOB was reading?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading _The Times_!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But wot do you think BOB was reading?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ah! and didn't we 'ave a rare night on it, CHARLIE!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But wot do you think BOB was reading?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But wot do you think BOB was reading?
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.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 571 sentences, grouped into 115 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 115 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 115 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 47 minutes of reading across 115 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
