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Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas
Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas

Chapter IV

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_Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.
_Emily._ Then I die happy!...
Kiss me, Peter ... ah!
[_Dies_.
_Peter._ In peace she passed away.
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Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas

Chapter IV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.
Line 2
_Emily._ Then I die happy!...
Line 3
Kiss me, Peter ... ah!
Line 4
[_Dies_.
Line 5
_Peter._ In peace she passed away.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.”

Agony noun US /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading “_Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Peter._ In peace she passed away.”

All words in this reading · 26

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

abates

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From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

ah

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From this reading Kiss me, Peter ... ah!

almost

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From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

away

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From this reading _Peter._ In peace she passed away.

bear

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From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

boot

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From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

decidedly

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From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

die

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From this reading _Emily._ Then I die happy!...

Dies

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From this reading [_Dies_.

Emily

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From this reading _Emily._ Then I die happy!...

happy

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From this reading _Emily._ Then I die happy!...

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Peter._ In peace she passed away.

Kiss

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From this reading Kiss me, Peter ... ah!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Kiss me, Peter ... ah!

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Peter._ In peace she passed away.

peace

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From this reading _Peter._ In peace she passed away.

Peter

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From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Peter._ In peace she passed away.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Peter._ The agony decidedly abates, And I can almost bear a boot again.

Then

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From this reading _Emily._ Then I die happy!...