Chapter 1 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner. A Bang of the door is the Index of a Storm. A "Button off" is the sure Index of a Bachelor. An Irish Debate is the Index of a Row. A Popular Singer is the Index of a Cold.
Chapter 1 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 72/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 356–360
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.
a man who has never been married
From this reading “A "Button off" is the sure Index of a Bachelor.”
strike violently
From this reading “A Bang of the door is the Index of a Storm.”
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “A "Button off" is the sure Index of a Bachelor.”
argue with one another
From this reading “An Irish Debate is the Index of a Row.”
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading “Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “An Irish Debate is the Index of a Row.”
a person who sings
From this reading “A Popular Singer is the Index of a Cold.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.”
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.
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 Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Irish Debate is the Index of a Row.
a man who has never been married
From this reading A "Button off" is the sure Index of a Bachelor.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.
strike violently
From this reading A Bang of the door is the Index of a Storm.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading A "Button off" is the sure Index of a Bachelor.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.
argue with one another
From this reading An Irish Debate is the Index of a Row.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A Bang of the door is the Index of a Storm.
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading An Irish Debate is the Index of a Row.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A "Button off" is the sure Index of a Bachelor.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading A Popular Singer is the Index of a Cold.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading An Irish Debate is the Index of a Row.
a person who sings
From this reading A Popular Singer is the Index of a Cold.
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A Bang of the door is the Index of a Storm.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading A "Button off" is the sure Index of a Bachelor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cold Soup is the Index of a Bad Dinner.
Chapter 1 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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 377 sentences of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853), unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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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