Chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Scene again changes to_ BRENTANO'S _garden. Various pirates enter and shoot the old man. Applause. Somebody sets the house on fire. Enter_ LYDIA _disguised in boy's clothes.
Chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 32/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 156–160
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 demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “Applause.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Enter_ LYDIA _disguised in boy's clothes.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “_Scene again changes to_ BRENTANO'S _garden.”
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “Enter_ LYDIA _disguised in boy's clothes.”
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “Somebody sets the house on fire.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.”
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.
anew
From this reading _Scene again changes to_ BRENTANO'S _garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading Applause.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Enter_ LYDIA _disguised in boy's clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Scene again changes to_ BRENTANO'S _garden.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading _Scene again changes to_ BRENTANO'S _garden.
clothing in general
From this reading Enter_ LYDIA _disguised in boy's clothes.
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading Enter_ LYDIA _disguised in boy's clothes.
to come or go into
From this reading Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Somebody sets the house on fire.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading _Scene again changes to_ BRENTANO'S _garden.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Somebody sets the house on fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Enter_ LYDIA _disguised in boy's clothes.
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading Enter_ LYDIA _disguised in boy's clothes.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Somebody sets the house on fire.
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading _Scene again changes to_ BRENTANO'S _garden.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Somebody sets the house on fire.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody sets the house on fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Scene again changes to_ BRENTANO'S _garden.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.
Chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 by Various holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 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 1 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. 08, May 21, 1870 by Various on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 826 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9962 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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About 68 minutes of reading across 166 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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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. 08, May 21, 1870, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
