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.
7th. The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity). 8th. Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation." 9th.
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 70/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 346–350
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the feeling of being alienated from other people
From this reading “Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation."”
plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading “Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation."”
relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
From this reading “Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation."”
relatively permanent disorder of the mind
From this reading “The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).”
impossible to deny or disprove
From this reading “The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).”
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).”
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading “Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation."”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).”
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From this reading 7th.
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From this reading 8th.
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From this reading 9th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
the feeling of being alienated from other people
From this reading Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation."
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation."
relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
From this reading Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation."
relatively permanent disorder of the mind
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
impossible to deny or disprove
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation."
used to form the superlative
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading Psychological developments indicative of "moral alienation."
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
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.
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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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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.
