Chapter 2 of The Punster's Pocket-Book is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 2 of The Punster's Pocket-Book by C. M. (Charles Molloy) Westmacott holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 389 sentences of The Punster's Pocket-Book, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Punster's Pocket-Book by C. M. (Charles Molloy) Westmacott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Punster's Pocket-Book is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A. Because they are _in-sects_. Q. Where were the first _breeches_ made? A. At _Thy-atira_. Q. Who were the first _gold-finders_? A. The _Turditani_.
Chapter 2 of The Punster's Pocket-Book is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 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, audio, and collocations from this reading.
for the reason that
From this reading “A. Because they are _in-sects_.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A. Because they are _in-sects_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A. Because they are _in-sects_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A. At _Thy-atira_.
for the reason that
From this reading A. Because they are _in-sects_.
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From this reading Q. Where were the first _breeches_ made?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Q. Where were the first _breeches_ made?
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From this reading Q. Who were the first _gold-finders_?
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From this reading A. Because they are _in-sects_.
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From this reading Q. Where were the first _breeches_ made?
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From this reading Q. Where were the first _breeches_ made?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Q. Where were the first _breeches_ made?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A. Because they are _in-sects_.
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From this reading A. At _Thy-atira_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A. The _Turditani_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Q. Where were the first _breeches_ made?
in or at the place that
From this reading Q. Where were the first _breeches_ made?
which person or people
From this reading Q. Who were the first _gold-finders_?
