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Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.
Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.
Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.
In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.
The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.
Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.
All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.
PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.
PRINTER, CORNER JACOB AND FRANKFORT STREETS.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 80/80 · 9 reading units · Lines 396–404

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Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.
Line 2
Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.
/ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz ɑːn ˈmʌni sent baɪ ɪkˈspres mʌst biː priˈpeɪd ɔːr ðə net əˈmaʊnt ˈoʊnli wɪl biː ˈkredətəd/
Line 3
Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.
/dərˈekʃənz fɔːr ˈʃɪpɪŋ məˈʃiːnz mʌst biː fʊl ənd ɪkˈsplɪsət tuː prɪˈvent ˈerər/
Line 4
In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.
/ɪn ˈsendɪŋ səbˈskrɪpʃənz ɡɪv ˈædres wɪð taʊn ˈkaʊnti ənd steɪt/
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The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.
/ðə ˈpoʊstədʒ ɑːn ðɪs ˈpeɪpər wɪl biː ˈtwenti sents pɜːr jɪr ˈpeɪəbəl ˈkwɔːrtərli ɪn ədˈvæns æt ðə pleɪs wer ɪt ɪz rəˈsiːvd/
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Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.
Line 7
All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.
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PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.
Line 9
PRINTER, CORNER JACOB AND FRANKFORT STREETS.
/ˈprɪntər ˈkɔːrnər ˈdʒeɪkəb ənd ˈfræŋkfərt striːts/

Learner Dictionary

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.

Drafts noun US /dræfts/

plural of “draft” — a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

From this reading “Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.”

Nassau noun US /ˈnæsɔː/

the capital of the Bahamas

From this reading “PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.”

payable adjective US /ˈpeɪəbəl/

subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

From this reading “The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.”

postage noun US /ˈpoʊstədʒ/

the charge for mailing something

From this reading “The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.”

prepaid adjective US /priˈpeɪd/

used especially of mail; paid in advance

From this reading “Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.”

remit verb US /riˈmɪt/

send (money) in payment

From this reading “Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.”

remittances noun US /riˈmɪtənsɪz/

plural of “remittance” — a payment of money sent to a person in another place

From this reading “Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.”

subscriptions noun US /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/

plural of “subscription” — a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

From this reading “In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.”

All words in this reading · 103

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.

2783

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.

83

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From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

additionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/

a component that is added to something to improve it

From this reading Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.

addressverbUS /ˈædres/

speak to

From this reading In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.

addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.

advanceverbUS /ədˈvæns/

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.

amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/

a quantity of money

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

BanknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

BoxnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.

BritishnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

cants

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.

centsnounUS /sents/

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

ChargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/

plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

ChecksnounUS /tʃeks/

plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

communicationsnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/

the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)

From this reading All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.

COMPANYnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

CORNERnounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading PRINTER, CORNER JACOB AND FRANKFORT STREETS.

CountynounUS /ˈkaʊnti/

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.

creditedadjectiveUS /ˈkredətəd/

(usually followed by “to”) given credit for

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

DirectionsnounUS /dərˈekʃənz/

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

DraftsnounUS /dræfts/

plural of “draft” — a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

errornounUS /ˈerər/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

etc

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.

explicitadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsplɪsət/

precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/

give expression to

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

FRANKFORTnounUS /ˈfræŋkfərt/

the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky

From this reading PRINTER, CORNER JACOB AND FRANKFORT STREETS.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.

GREENnounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

JACOBnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/

French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

From this reading PRINTER, CORNER JACOB AND FRANKFORT STREETS.

LettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

machinesnounUS /məˈʃiːnz/

plural of “machine” — any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

NassaunounUS /ˈnæsɔː/

the capital of the Bahamas

From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

netnounUS /net/

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

New-York

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From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.

obtainedverbUS /əbˈteɪnd/

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

OrdersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading All communications, remittances, etc., to be addressed to P.O. Box 2783.

papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

payableadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪəbəl/

subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

post-master

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

Post-Office

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

postagenounUS /ˈpoʊstədʒ/

the charge for mailing something

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

prepaidadjectiveUS /priˈpeɪd/

used especially of mail; paid in advance

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

preventverbUS /prɪˈvent/

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

PRINTERnounUS /ˈprɪntər/

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading PRINTER, CORNER JACOB AND FRANKFORT STREETS.

ProvincesnounUS /ˈprɑːvənsəz/

plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.

PUBLISHINGnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

PUNCHINELLO

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

quarterlyadjectiveUS /ˈkwɔːrtərli/

of or relating to or consisting of a quarter

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

RegisteredadjectiveUS /ˈredʒɪstərd/

(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

remitverbUS /riˈmɪt/

send (money) in payment

From this reading Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.

RemittancesnounUS /riˈmɪtənsɪz/

plural of “remittance” — a payment of money sent to a person in another place

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

shippingnounUS /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/

the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

StatenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.

StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

STREETSnounUS /striːts/

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading PRINTER, CORNER JACOB AND FRANKFORT STREETS.

SubscribersnounUS /səbˈskraɪbərz/

plural of “subscriber” — someone who expresses strong approval

From this reading Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.

subscriptionnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃən/

a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

From this reading Subscribers in the British Provinces will remit twenty cants in addition to subscription.

subscriptionsnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/

plural of “subscription” — a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

From this reading In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Charges on money sent by express must be prepaid, or the net amount only will be credited.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Directions for shipping machines must be full and explicit, to prevent error.

TownnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.

twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading PUNCHINELLO PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 83 Nassau Street, NEW-YORK * * * * * S. W. GREEN.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In sending subscriptions give address, with Town, County, and State.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The postage on this paper will be twenty cents per year, payable quarterly in advance, at the place where it is received.

Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 by Various holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

What does chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 contain?

Chapter 2 holds 404 sentences of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

How do I study chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870?

Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 81 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.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 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.

Questions about reading Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870

Common questions about reading Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 by Various on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870?

Yes. All 826 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9962 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #9962, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 take to read?

About 68 minutes of reading across 166 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 section by section

How to work through Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870

Words and structures a reader meets early in Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Nickinson
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Announce
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Friends
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Punchinello
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.