Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Q._ Did you wear it that night? _A._ No, sir. _Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it? _A._ I can. _Q._ Have you ever been vaccinated?
Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “_Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?”
at any time
From this reading “_Q._ Have you ever been vaccinated?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “_Q._ Did you wear it that night?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “_A._ No, sir.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “_Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?”
having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease
From this reading “_Q._ Have you ever been vaccinated?”
be dressed in
From this reading “_Q._ Did you wear it that night?”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “_Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?”
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 _A._ No, sir.
later than; following
From this reading _Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading _Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Q._ Have you ever been vaccinated?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Q._ Did you wear it that night?
at any time
From this reading _Q._ Have you ever been vaccinated?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Q._ Have you ever been vaccinated?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A._ I can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Q._ Did you wear it that night?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Q._ Did you wear it that night?
not any; not one
From this reading _A._ No, sir.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading _Q._ Did you wear it that night?
term of address for a man
From this reading _A._ No, sir.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading _Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Q._ Did you wear it that night?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?
having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease
From this reading _Q._ Have you ever been vaccinated?
be dressed in
From this reading _Q._ Did you wear it that night?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Q._ Did you wear it that night?
Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870 by Various holds 424 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 2 holds 424 sentences of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 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 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.
Common questions about reading Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870 by Various on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 858 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10544 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #10544, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 71 minutes of reading across 172 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 2 chapters of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 37, December 10, 1870, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
