Chapter III
"Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow! For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour. O willow, willow, willow! O willow, willow, willow! Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
A Bundle of Ballads
Chapter III
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"Let
love
no
more
boast
him
in
palace
or
bower;
O
willow,
willow,
willow!
For
women
are
trothless,
and
fleet
in
an
hour.
O
willow,
willow,
willow!
O
willow,
willow,
willow!
Sing,
O
the
green
willow
shall
be
my
garl-and.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Let
love
no
more
boast
him
in
palace
or
bower;
O
willow,
willow,
willow!
Line 2
For
women
are
trothless,
and
fleet
in
an
hour.
Line 3
O
willow,
willow,
willow!
Line 4
O
willow,
willow,
willow!
Line 5
Sing,
O
the
green
willow
shall
be
my
garl-and.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
boast
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From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
bower
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fleet
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From this reading For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour.
garl-and
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From this reading Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
green
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From this reading Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
hour
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From this reading For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
love
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From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
more
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From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
O
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From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
palace
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From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
Sing
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From this reading Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.
trothless
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From this reading For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour.
willow
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From this reading "Let love no more boast him in palace or bower; O willow, willow, willow!
women
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From this reading For women are trothless, and fleet in an hour.