Chapter 3 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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Chapter 3 of Satire in the Victorian novel is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROMANTIC Possible methodic categories. Reason for present choice. Proportion of the romantic or fantastic type. Peacock and Butler. Lytton and Disraeli. Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
Chapter 3 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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plural of “category” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “THE ROMANTIC Possible methodic categories.”
the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
From this reading “Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59”
British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
From this reading “Lytton and Disraeli.”
extravagant exaggeration
From this reading “Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59”
English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)
From this reading “Lytton and Disraeli.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59”
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading “Peacock and Butler.”
English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)
From this reading “Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59”
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.
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From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peacock and Butler.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading Peacock and Butler.
plural of “category” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading THE ROMANTIC Possible methodic categories.
plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Reason for present choice.
the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
From this reading Lytton and Disraeli.
extravagant exaggeration
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
ludicrously odd
From this reading Proportion of the romantic or fantastic type.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Reason for present choice.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)
From this reading Lytton and Disraeli.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROMANTIC Possible methodic categories.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Proportion of the romantic or fantastic type.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Proportion of the romantic or fantastic type.
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading Peacock and Butler.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading THE ROMANTIC Possible methodic categories.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Reason for present choice.
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading Proportion of the romantic or fantastic type.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Reason for present choice.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading THE ROMANTIC Possible methodic categories.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROMANTIC Possible methodic categories.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Proportion of the romantic or fantastic type.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Thackeray and Meredith. Characteristics of this form of satire: wit, invention, exaggeration, and concentration 59
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