Chapter 5 of Satire in the Victorian novel is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Satire in the Victorian novel is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony. Banter and sarcasm. The Irony of Fate. Relation of irony to satire. Differing opinions.
Chapter 5 of Satire in the Victorian novel is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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light teasing repartee
From this reading “Banter and sarcasm.”
-ing form of “differ” — be different
From this reading “Differing opinions.”
humorously sarcastic or mocking
From this reading “THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.”
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading “THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “Banter and sarcasm.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “Relation of irony to satire.”
communicated in the form of words
From this reading “THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.
light teasing repartee
From this reading Banter and sarcasm.
-ing form of “differ” — be different
From this reading Differing opinions.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The Irony of Fate.
humorously sarcastic or mocking
From this reading THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Irony of Fate.
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Differing opinions.
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Relation of irony to satire.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading Banter and sarcasm.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading Relation of irony to satire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Relation of irony to satire.
communicated in the form of words
From this reading THE IRONIC Verbal and philosophic irony.
Chapter 5 of Satire in the Victorian novel by Frances Theresa Russell holds 10 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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