Chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City. TO NEWS-DEALERS. PUNCHINELLO'S MONTHLY. The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready. Price, Fifty Cents.
Chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the capacity to attract and hold something
From this reading “to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Price, Fifty Cents.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.”
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading “PUNCHINELLO'S MONTHLY.”
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading “to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.”
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading “to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.”
the act of receiving
From this reading “to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.”
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
the capacity to attract and hold something
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
confined by bonds
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Price, Fifty Cents.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Price, Fifty Cents.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading PUNCHINELLO'S MONTHLY.
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO NEWS-DEALERS.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
having the postage paid by the sender
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price, Fifty Cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUNCHINELLO'S MONTHLY.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
the act of receiving
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading The Weekly Numbers for May, Bound in a Handsome Cover, Is Now Ready.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading to preserve the paper for binding, will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of One Dollar, by 83 Nassau Street, New York City.
Chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 by Various holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 88 sentences of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 18 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 18 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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