Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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From this reading JOHNNY O’ COCKLEY’S WELL 1.

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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

confined by bonds

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

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From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

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From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

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From this reading JOHNNY O’ COCKLEY’S WELL 1.

combined into or constituting a chemical compound

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

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From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

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From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

in an ingenious manner

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading JOHNNY O’ COCKLEY’S WELL 1.

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From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

lowest in rank or importance

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading JOHNNY O’ COCKLEY’S WELL 1.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

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 Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

possessive form of “percy” — United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

made less in size or amount or degree

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

an event that repeats

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

highest in quality

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

the words of something written

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

consisting of or derived from tradition

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

plural of “transcriber” — a person who translates written messages from one language to another

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

not left to spoil

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

precisely as stated

From this reading In his _Old English Ballads_ Gummere gives a text very ingeniously compounded of Percy’s and Kinloch’s; and Professor Brandl has attempted to restore the original text.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Johnny he has risen up i’ the morn, Call’d for water to wash his hands; And he has called for his good grey-hounds That lay bound in iron bands, _bands_, _That lay bound in iron bands_.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading JOHNNY O’ COCKLEY’S WELL 1.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Professor Child calls this a ‘precious specimen of the unspoiled traditional ballad,’ and Professor Gummere points out that ‘it goes with a burden, this sterling old song, and has traces of an incremental repetition that has been reduced to lowest terms by impatient transcribers’ (_The Popular Ballad_, p.