Parodies of the works of English & American — vol. III

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When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

_The Figaro_, January 1, 1873.

―――― STANZAS ON MAN.

_By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

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Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Parodies of the works of English & American — vol. III is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye! _The Figaro_, January 1, 1873. ―――― STANZAS ON MAN. _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do! In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

Parodies of the works of English & American — vol. III

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Parodies of the works of English & American — vol. III is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

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_The Figaro_, January 1, 1873.

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―――― STANZAS ON MAN.

/ˈstænzəz ɑːn mæn/

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_By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

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In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

/ɪn hoʊps ðə ˈbriːtʃɪz tuː rɪˈkʌvər tuː haɪd hɪz ʃeɪm frʌm ˈevəri aɪ/

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breeches noun US /ˈbriːtʃɪz/

(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

From this reading “In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.”

charms noun US /tʃɑːrmz/

plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading “When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!”

consents noun US /kənˈsents/

plural of “consent” — permission to do something

From this reading “_By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!”

decay noun US /dɪˈkeɪ/

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading “When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!”

dye verb US /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading “When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!”

January noun US /ˈdʒænjuːeri/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading “_The Figaro_, January 1, 1873.”

stanzas noun US /ˈstænzəz/

plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

From this reading “―――― STANZAS ON MAN.”

wrinkled adjective US /ˈrɪŋkəld/

marked by wrinkles

From this reading “When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!”

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too late adverb + adjective

In this reading “_By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!”

grows old verb + adjective counted as “grow old”

In this reading “When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!”

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From this reading _The Figaro_, January 1, 1873.

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From this reading _The Figaro_, January 1, 1873.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

breechesnounUS /ˈbriːtʃɪz/

(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

From this reading In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

carryverbUS /ˈkæri/

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/

plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

consentsnounUS /kənˈsents/

plural of “consent” — permission to do something

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

crow's-feet

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From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

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From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

dyeverbUS /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

Figaro

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From this reading _The Figaro_, January 1, 1873.

findsnounUS /faɪndz/

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/

third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

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

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

hideverbUS /haɪd/

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

hopesnounUS /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading _The Figaro_, January 1, 1873.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

MANnounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading ―――― STANZAS ON MAN.

marryverbUS /ˈmeri/

take in marriage

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ―――― STANZAS ON MAN.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading In hopes the breeches to recover, To hide his shame from every eye.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

shrewnoun

a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

Silversmithnoun

someone who makes or repairs articles of silver

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

skinnounUS /skɪn/

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

STANZASnounUS /ˈstænzəz/

plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

From this reading ―――― STANZAS ON MAN.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The Figaro_, January 1, 1873.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

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 _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

what's

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From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading _By Dr. Silversmith._ When foolish man consents to marry, And finds, too late, his wife a shrew, When she her point in all must carry, ’Tis hard to say what’s best to do!

wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/

marked by wrinkles

From this reading When she grows old, and charms decay, And crow’s-feet come beneath each eye; When skin is wrinkled――hair is grey―― Her only chance is then――to dye!

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