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Chapter 7 of Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 1: _sweaven_, dream.] [Footnote 2: See Introduction, p. xxii.] ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1. When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song. 2.
Chapter 7 of Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 1: _sweaven_, dream.]”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “[Footnote 2: See Introduction, p. xxii.]”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1.”
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
From this reading “When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.”
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From this reading [Footnote 1: _sweaven_, dream.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote 2: See Introduction, p. xxii.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
possessive form of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
the two together, not just one
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading [Footnote 1: _sweaven_, dream.]
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 1: _sweaven_, dream.]
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading [Footnote 2: See Introduction, p. xxii.]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [Footnote 2: See Introduction, p. xxii.]
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE 1.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [Footnote 2: See Introduction, p. xxii.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote 1: _sweaven_, dream.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
at the time that
From this reading When shaws been sheen, and shradds full fair, And leaves both large and long, It is merry, walking in the fair forest, To hear the small bird’s song.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading [Footnote 2: See Introduction, p. xxii.]
Chapter 7 of Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws by Frank Sidgwick holds 354 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
Chapter 7 holds 354 sentences of Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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