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 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.
The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past! Oh, think of that, my lads! I see You do not mean to turn from me. From _me_, your best of friends? Oh, no!
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 77/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 381–385
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.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “From _me_, your best of friends?”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Oh, think of that, my lads!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!”
an educational institution
From this reading “The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “I see You do not mean to turn from me.”
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 The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
(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 The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading From _me_, your best of friends?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I see You do not mean to turn from me.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading From _me_, your best of friends?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I see You do not mean to turn from me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see You do not mean to turn from me.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Oh, think of that, my lads!
immediately past
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
the sound of laughing
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I see You do not mean to turn from me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I see You do not mean to turn from me.
the force of workers available
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, think of that, my lads!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, think of that, my lads!
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
an educational institution
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see You do not mean to turn from me.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, think of that, my lads!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I see You do not mean to turn from me.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I see You do not mean to turn from me.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The school, through you, has such a name All good men feel a kind of shame; They feel the world must laugh, at last-- The world that could not scorn the past!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From _me_, your best of friends?
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.
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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.
