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

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Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

Oh! my tender pullet dear!

My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

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Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of Parodies of the works of English & American — vol. III is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises. Oh! my tender pullet dear! My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken! Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it. Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

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

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of Parodies of the works of English & American — vol. III is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

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Oh! my tender pullet dear!

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My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

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Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

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Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!”

Taste verb US /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading “Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

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

From this reading “My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.”

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aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

Boil

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From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

boiled

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From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

bold

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

butter

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

chicken

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From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

cleverly

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

cold

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

dear

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From this reading Oh! my tender pullet dear!

delicacy

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

dimmer

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From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

dine

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

dish

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From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

done

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

enough

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

fire

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

grows

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From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

hot

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

left

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From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

Lesbia

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

meant

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From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

minutes

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From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Oh! my tender pullet dear!

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

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From this reading Oh! my tender pullet dear!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

other

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From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

placed

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

pullet

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From this reading Oh! my tender pullet dear!

Quite

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

roasted

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From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

saucepan

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From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

simmer

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From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

size

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

small

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

some

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

supplied

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From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

surprises

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

Sweet

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

take

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

tender

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From this reading Oh! my tender pullet dear!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

tis

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From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

Twenty

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From this reading Oh! the chicken meant for me Boil before the fire grows dimmer, Twenty minutes let it be, In the saucepan left to simmer, Oh! my tender chicken dear!

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

water

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From this reading Lesbia, take some water cold, And having on the fire placed it, And some butter, and be bold―― When ’tis hot enough――taste it.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Sweet it is to dine upon―― Quite alone, when small its size is And, when cleverly ’tis done, Its delicacy quite surprises.

wish

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From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading My boiled――not roasted――tender chicken, I can wish No other dish, With thee supplied, my tender chicken!

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