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A Satire Anthology

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of A Satire Anthology is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.
Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.
_Faulkner Armytage._ WAR IS KIND DO not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.
War is kind.
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A Satire Anthology

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of A Satire Anthology is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unlesstis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.
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Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.
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_Faulkner Armytage._ WAR IS KIND DO not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
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Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.
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War is kind.
/wɔːr ɪz kaɪnd/

Learner Dictionary

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.

Coney noun US /ˈkoʊni/

black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins

From this reading “A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.”

Faulkner noun US /ˈfɔːknər/

United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)

infinitive noun US /ˌɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/

the uninflected form of the verb

From this reading “Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.”

macaroni noun US /ˌmækərˈoʊni/

a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms

From this reading “A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.”

misbehave verb US /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪv/

behave badly

From this reading “A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.”

softest adjective US /ˈsɔːftəst/

superlative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading “A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.”

stave noun US /steɪv/

(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

From this reading “A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.”

vanilla noun US /vəˈnɪlə/

any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers

From this reading “Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

proper place adjective + noun

In this reading “Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.”

towards the sky preposition + article + noun counted as “towards … sky”

In this reading “Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.”

live with verb + particle

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

In this reading “Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.”

turn into verb + particle

In this reading “A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.”

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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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

affrighted

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From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

Armytage

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Faulkner Armytage._ WAR IS KIND DO not weep, maiden, for war is kind.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

cedillanoun

a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

concertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/

a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

concert's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

ConeynounUS /ˈkoʊni/

black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

conversazione

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

criticiseverb

find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

dagonoun

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Faulkner Armytage._ WAR IS KIND DO not weep, maiden, for war is kind.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

FaulknernounUS /ˈfɔːknər/

United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)

From this reading _Faulkner Armytage._ WAR IS KIND DO not weep, maiden, for war is kind.

flatadjectiveUS /flæt/

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

foreignersnounUS /ˈfɔːrənərz/

plural of “foreigner” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

ForgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

greasyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːsi/

containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

Huyler

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From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

I'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

infinitivenounUS /ˌɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/

the uninflected form of the verb

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

IslenounUS /aɪl/

a small island

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

KINDadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading _Faulkner Armytage._ WAR IS KIND DO not weep, maiden, for war is kind.

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

macaroninounUS /ˌmækərˈoʊni/

a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

maidennounUS /ˈmeɪdən/

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading _Faulkner Armytage._ WAR IS KIND DO not weep, maiden, for war is kind.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

misbehaveverbUS /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪv/

behave badly

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

o'eradverb

throughout a period of time

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

omitverbUS /oʊˈmɪt/

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

Priscilla

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From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/

a building where people go to eat

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/

plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

shop-girls

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From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

softestadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːftəst/

superlative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

splitverbUS /splɪt/

separate into parts or portions

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

stavenounUS /steɪv/

(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

steednounUS /stiːd/

(literary) a spirited horse for state of war

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

TalkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

threwverbUS /θruː/

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

tipsnounUS /tɪps/

plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

tisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

vanillanounUS /vəˈnɪlə/

any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

verdantadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrdənt/

characterized by abundance of verdure

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

WARnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _Faulkner Armytage._ WAR IS KIND DO not weep, maiden, for war is kind.

wavenounUS /weɪv/

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

we'll

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From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

weepverbUS /wiːp/

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading _Faulkner Armytage._ WAR IS KIND DO not weep, maiden, for war is kind.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading A concert it is hard to turn into a _conversazione_, Except with consequences which would make the softest heart quite stony, Unless ’tis done in restaurant where foreigners eat macaroni, And greasy dago tips a stave, Or where the blue Atlantic wave, While pallid shop-girls misbehave, doth cool the verdant Isle of Coney.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

you'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forgive me if I criticise; I love you none the less, Priscilla, And when the concert’s o’er, we’ll go where Huyler serves his best vanilla; Talk as you will, I love you still; I’d live with you in flat or villa, For never, never you’d commit A split infinitive, and it Is certain you would not omit in proper place the French cedilla.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky, And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep.

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Satire
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Satire Anthology; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Polished
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Razor
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Wound
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