A Century of Parody and Imitation

Chapter XIV

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Thou shalt live in thy pain While Kehama shall reign, With a fire in thy heart, And a fire in thy brain; And Sleep shall obey me, And visit thee never And the Curse shall be on thee For ever and ever.

128.

_And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

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A Century of Parody and Imitation

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of A Century of Parody and Imitation is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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/piː/

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128.

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_And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

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/piː/

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brain noun US /breɪn/

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading “Thou shalt live in thy pain While Kehama shall reign, With a fire in thy heart, And a fire in thy brain; And Sleep shall obey me, And visit thee never And the Curse shall be on thee For ever and ever.”

Curse noun US /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

obey verb US /oʊˈbeɪ/

be obedient to

Possibly adverb US /ˈpɑːsəbli/

by chance

From this reading “_And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.”

publisher noun US /ˈpʌblɪʃər/

a firm in the publishing business

From this reading “_And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.”

reign verb US /reɪn/

have sovereign power

shalt modal verb US /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

shun verb US /ʃʌn/

avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading “_And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.”

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live in verb + particle

live in the house where one works

In this reading “Thou shalt live in thy pain While Kehama shall reign, With a fire in thy heart, And a fire in thy brain; And Sleep shall obey me, And visit thee never And the Curse shall be on thee For ever and ever.”

For ever preposition + adverb

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128

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From this reading 128.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Thou shalt live in thy pain While Kehama shall reign, With a fire in thy heart, And a fire in thy brain; And Sleep shall obey me, And visit thee never And the Curse shall be on thee For ever and ever.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

brainnounUS /breɪn/

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

Cottle

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From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

CursenounUS /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

enounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

Kehama

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liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

mepronounUS /miː/

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

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

obeyverbUS /oʊˈbeɪ/

be obedient to

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading P.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

PossiblyadverbUS /ˈpɑːsəbli/

by chance

From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

publishernounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃər/

a firm in the publishing business

From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

reignverbUS /reɪn/

have sovereign power

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

shunverbUS /ʃʌn/

avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

SleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

Southeynoun

English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)

From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

tnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading _And C--t--e shun thee._ Possibly Cottle, the publisher and friend of Southey.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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