Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But, no! It is not this! Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so! No cold Can chill its ardor! Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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 feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading “No cold Can chill its ardor!”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “No cold Can chill its ardor!”
an intense desire for some particular thing
From this reading “Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!”
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!”
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading “Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!”
fill to satisfaction
From this reading “Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!”
inspiring awe
From this reading “Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!”
an animal trainer who tames wild animals
From this reading “Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!”
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 Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading No cold Can chill its ardor!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
fearless and daring
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, no!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No cold Can chill its ardor!
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading No cold Can chill its ardor!
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 No cold Can chill its ardor!
an intense desire for some particular thing
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
never dying
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not this!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not this!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No cold Can chill its ardor!
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
not any; not one
From this reading But, no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not this!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
fill to satisfaction
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
inspiring awe
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
an animal trainer who tames wild animals
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is not this!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such a soul would sate Its deathless craving in some lofty flight, Some deed sublime, and read its shining fate By the Aurora's light!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your spirit, high and bold, Scorning all tamer joys, will have it so!
Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 by Various holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 2 holds 463 sentences of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 93 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 93 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 2 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.
Common questions about reading Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 by Various on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 944 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10018 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #10018, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 78 minutes of reading across 189 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 2 chapters of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
