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.
Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking? One man upon his legs--only one upon the floor? For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar? Rap! rap! rap! To quell the rising clamor; Order! order! order!
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 82/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 406–410
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.
make loud demands
From this reading “To quell the rising clamor; Order! order! order!”
originate
From this reading “For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?”
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading “Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?”
suppress or crush completely
From this reading “To quell the rising clamor; Order! order! order!”
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading “Rap! rap! rap!”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?”
any activity that is performed alone without assistance
From this reading “Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?”
sounding like thunder
From this reading “For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?”
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 Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
(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 For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
make loud demands
From this reading To quell the rising clamor; Order! order! order!
originate
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading One man upon his legs--only one upon the floor?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One man upon his legs--only one upon the floor?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
staying power
From this reading One man upon his legs--only one upon the floor?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One man upon his legs--only one upon the floor?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One man upon his legs--only one upon the floor?
and nothing more
From this reading One man upon his legs--only one upon the floor?
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading To quell the rising clamor; Order! order! order!
capable of happening or existing
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
suppress or crush completely
From this reading To quell the rising clamor; Order! order! order!
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading Rap! rap! rap!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading To quell the rising clamor; Order! order! order!
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
sharp piercing cry
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
any activity that is performed alone without assistance
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One man upon his legs--only one upon the floor?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
sounding like thunder
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To quell the rising clamor; Order! order! order!
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One man upon his legs--only one upon the floor?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Pray, why not try, for novelty, a kind of solo speaking?
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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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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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.
