Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHILIP AND HIS WIFE.--"ENOCH! Can it be possible? Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married. Well! well! This is a healthy state of things."
Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 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.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.”
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “This is a healthy state of things."”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “PHILIP AND HIS WIFE.--"ENOCH!”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “Can it be possible?”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “This is a healthy state of things."”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “PHILIP AND HIS WIFE.--"ENOCH!”
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 This is a healthy state of things."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PHILIP AND HIS WIFE.--"ENOCH!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can it be possible?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can it be possible?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILIP AND HIS WIFE.--"ENOCH!
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading This is a healthy state of things."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PHILIP AND HIS WIFE.--"ENOCH!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a healthy state of things."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can it be possible?
joined in matrimony
From this reading Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is a healthy state of things."
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading PHILIP AND HIS WIFE.--"ENOCH!
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Can it be possible?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading This is a healthy state of things."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading This is a healthy state of things."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a healthy state of things."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well! well!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading PHILIP AND HIS WIFE.--"ENOCH!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, we thought you were entirely dead, and so we married.
Chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. by Various holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 448 sentences of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870., unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 90 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 90 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.
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About 74 minutes of reading across 178 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 2 chapters of Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 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. 38, December 17, 1870., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
