Learn English through classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the
Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the
Context Illustration Reading 1/2 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.
Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, Why has love my heart betrayed?
I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!
Now I find what love can do.
He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.
Line 2
Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?
Line 3
I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!
Line 4
Now I find what love can do.
Line 5
He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

All words in this reading · 76

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

A

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

Am

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

are

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

at

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

be

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

betrayed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

But

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

can

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now I find what love can do.

CHALLENGE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

closet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

do

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now I find what love can do.

feel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

few

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

FIGHT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

find

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now I find what love can do.

for

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

grief

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

griefs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

has

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

have

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

He

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

heart

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

HER

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

herself

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

HIM

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

HIS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

IN

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

keeping

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

KNOWING

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

knows

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

LADY'S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

length

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

LETTER

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

Little

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

love

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

many

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

MASK

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

morning

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

my

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

Night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

not

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

Now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now I find what love can do.

OF

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

often

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

out

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

reason

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

REFUSING

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

requited

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

sake

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

season

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

SHE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

SHOWING

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

slighted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

so

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

steel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

THE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

Though

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

TO

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

try

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

UPON

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

WAS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

WED

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

weeping

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘He that has my heart in keeping, Though I for his sake be weeping, Little knows what grief I feel; But I’ll try it out with steel.

well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘I, that have so many slighted, Am at length so well requited; For my griefs are not a few!

what

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now I find what love can do.

WHO

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

Why

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

With

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

WITHOUT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHOWING THE LADY’S LETTER OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT HIM UPON HIS REFUSING TO WED HER IN A MASK, WITHOUT KNOWING WHO SHE WAS.

would

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Night and morning, for a season, In her closet would she reason With herself, and often said, ‘Why has love my heart betrayed?

Chapter 10 of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the by Robert [Editor] Bell holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 10 of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the contain?

Chapter 10 holds 12 sentences of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the by Robert [Editor] Bell exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 12 sentences, grouped into 3 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 10 of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the?

Work through the 3 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 3 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the

Common questions about reading Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the by Robert [Editor] Bell on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the?

Yes. All 2651 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #649 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #649, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the take to read?

About 220 minutes of reading across 531 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the section by section

How to work through Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 19 chapters of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the

Words and structures a reader meets early in Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Indian
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Withered
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Quite
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Though
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.