Chapter 10 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT TWO. The House of Commons. Very full. Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard. Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.
Chapter 10 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “ACT TWO.”
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
From this reading “Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.”
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “The House of Commons.”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.”
plural of “increase” — a quantity that is added
From this reading “Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.”
staying power
From this reading “Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.”
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT TWO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading The House of Commons.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Very full.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The House of Commons.
plural of “increase” — a quantity that is added
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
staying power
From this reading Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.
not any; not one
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The House of Commons.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Cries of "_Order, order!_" Clamour increases, and no one can be heard.
express in speech
From this reading Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The House of Commons.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.
hard to endure
From this reading Fifty Members on their legs, trying to speak.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ACT TWO.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very full.
Chapter 10 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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 10 holds 366 sentences of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853), unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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