Chapter 2 of Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
40. ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the. 41. ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’ 42.
Chapter 2 of Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.”
express in words
From this reading “‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’”
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From this reading 40.
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From this reading 41.
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From this reading 42.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
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From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
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From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
bestow a quality on
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
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From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
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From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
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From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
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From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
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From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
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From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
express in words
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading ‘Go nowe furth, Littell Johnn, The truth tell thou me; If there be no more but ten shelinges, No peny that I se.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If thou have no more,’ sayde Robyn, ‘I woll nat one peny; And yf thou have nede of any more, More shall I lend the.
Chapter 2 of Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws by Frank Sidgwick holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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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