Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 9, 1890 is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 9, 1890 is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOLUME 99. August 9, 1890. FIRST AID TO TOMMY ATKINS. Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 9, 1890 is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “August 9, 1890.”
the act of exhibiting
From this reading “Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.”
highly enthusiastic
From this reading “Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.”
inspired by love for your country
From this reading “Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “VOLUME 99.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading August 9, 1890.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading August 9, 1890.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOLUME 99.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading FIRST AID TO TOMMY ATKINS.
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIRST AID TO TOMMY ATKINS.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading August 9, 1890.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
the act of exhibiting
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST AID TO TOMMY ATKINS.
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
inspired by love for your country
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FIRST AID TO TOMMY ATKINS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIRST AID TO TOMMY ATKINS.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME 99.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir,--I visited the Military Exhibition the other day according to your instructions, my bosom glowing with patriotic ardour.
Chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 9, 1890 by Various holds 604 sentences, grouped into 121 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 604 sentences of Punch — Volume 99, August 9, 1890, unabridged, divided into 121 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch — Volume 99, August 9, 1890 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 604 sentences, grouped into 121 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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