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.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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.
_Dull Old Gentleman._ "Oh! I see. But will she turn pirate, too?" _Theatrical Person._ "By no means. There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.
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 34/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 166–170
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.
lacking in liveliness or animation
a man of refinement
From this reading “_Dull Old Gentleman._ "Oh!”
most important element
From this reading “There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “_Theatrical Person._ "By no means.”
a human being
From this reading “_Theatrical Person._ "By no means.”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “But will she turn pirate, too?"”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.”
of or relating to the theater
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 to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But will she turn pirate, too?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Theatrical Person._ "By no means.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading _Dull Old Gentleman._ "Oh!
a man of refinement
From this reading _Dull Old Gentleman._ "Oh!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see.
most important element
From this reading There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading _Theatrical Person._ "By no means.
not any; not one
From this reading _Theatrical Person._ "By no means.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Dull Old Gentleman._ "Oh!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Dull Old Gentleman._ "Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.
a human being
From this reading _Theatrical Person._ "By no means.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading But will she turn pirate, too?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But will she turn pirate, too?"
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.
having a determined will
From this reading There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.
of or relating to the theater
From this reading _Theatrical Person._ "By no means.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But will she turn pirate, too?"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But will she turn pirate, too?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But will she turn pirate, too?"
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There were no strong-minded women on the Spanish main.
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.
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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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
