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.
Here we are in Petersburg. Mist's cleared off. We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch. Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh? Something humorous at last, thank Heaven!
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 37/114 · 5 reading units · Lines 181–185
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.
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading “We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “Mist's cleared off.”
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “Something humorous at last, thank Heaven!”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.”
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading “Here we are in Petersburg.”
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh?”
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading “Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh?”
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 We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we are in Petersburg.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Something humorous at last, thank Heaven!
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Mist's cleared off.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Something humorous at last, thank Heaven!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we are in Petersburg.
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading Something humorous at last, thank Heaven!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here we are in Petersburg.
and nothing more
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
immediately past
From this reading Something humorous at last, thank Heaven!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mist's cleared off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mist's cleared off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh?
a large and stately mansion
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading Here we are in Petersburg.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something humorous at last, thank Heaven!
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Something humorous at last, thank Heaven!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh?
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading Not unlike old toy Noah's-Ark man, eh?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we are in Petersburg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading We're anchored close to Winter Palace, and I've just seen a droschki-driver, whom I sketch.
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.
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