Chapter 2 of Satire in the Victorian novel is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Satire in the Victorian novel is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONFLUENCE Relationship between satire and fiction. Ancient but incomplete and uneven alliance. Union in the nineteenth century. The Victorian novelists. Their chronology and background. Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
Chapter 2 of Satire in the Victorian novel is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an arrangement of events in time
From this reading “Their chronology and background.”
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
From this reading “Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS”
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
From this reading “THE CONFLUENCE Relationship between satire and fiction.”
not complete or total; not completed
From this reading “Ancient but incomplete and uneven alliance.”
plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels
From this reading “The Victorian novelists.”
plural of “satirist” — a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
From this reading “Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS”
not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
From this reading “Ancient but incomplete and uneven alliance.”
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
From this reading “The Victorian novelists.”
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.
In this reading “Union in the nineteenth century.”
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From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading Ancient but incomplete and uneven alliance.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Ancient but incomplete and uneven alliance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONFLUENCE Relationship between satire and fiction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading Their chronology and background.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE CONFLUENCE Relationship between satire and fiction.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ancient but incomplete and uneven alliance.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Union in the nineteenth century.
an arrangement of events in time
From this reading Their chronology and background.
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
From this reading THE CONFLUENCE Relationship between satire and fiction.
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading THE CONFLUENCE Relationship between satire and fiction.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Union in the nineteenth century.
not complete or total; not completed
From this reading Ancient but incomplete and uneven alliance.
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading Union in the nineteenth century.
plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels
From this reading The Victorian novelists.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
a relation between people; (“relationship” is often used where “relation” would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of “relationship” is for human relations or states of relatedness)
From this reading THE CONFLUENCE Relationship between satire and fiction.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading THE CONFLUENCE Relationship between satire and fiction.
plural of “satirist” — a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFLUENCE Relationship between satire and fiction.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their chronology and background.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Classification as satirists. Testimony of the novelists themselves as to satire 41 _PART II_ METHODS
not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
From this reading Ancient but incomplete and uneven alliance.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Union in the nineteenth century.
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
From this reading The Victorian novelists.
Chapter 2 of Satire in the Victorian novel by Frances Theresa Russell holds 6 sentences, grouped into 2 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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