Chapter 5 of A Century of Parody and Imitation is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Century of Parody and Imitation is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XVII. Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear! Thou void of principle! of rule! of ruth! Thou renegade from nature and from truth! XVIII.
Chapter 5 of A Century of Parody and Imitation is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!”
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading “Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!”
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading “Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!”
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
From this reading “Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!”
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading “Thou renegade from nature and from truth!”
the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
From this reading “Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “Thou void of principle! of rule! of ruth!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
an impudent statement
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Thou renegade from nature and from truth!
throughout a period of time
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading Thou void of principle! of rule! of ruth!
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading Thou renegade from nature and from truth!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Thou void of principle! of rule! of ruth!
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Thou void of principle! of rule! of ruth!
the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
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From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou void of principle! of rule! of ruth!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Thou renegade from nature and from truth!
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading Thou void of principle! of rule! of ruth!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maddening at impudence so thorough-bred, I rose from off my seat with frown severe, I shook my regal sceptre o'er his head-- 'Hear, culprit, of thy crimes, and sentence hear!
the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
From this reading XVII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
From this reading XVIII.
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