Chapter 5 of Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
7. When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep. 8. ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’ 9.
Chapter 5 of Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.”
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading “‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.”
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From this reading 7.
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From this reading 8.
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From this reading 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
dearly loved
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
destroyed or killed
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
the force of workers available
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading ‘I dream’d a dream, my dear lady; Such dreams are never good; I dream’d my bower was full of red swine, And my bride-bed full of blood.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
at the time that
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When day was come, and night was gone, And all men wak’d from sleep, Sweet William to his lady said, ‘My dear, I have cause to weep.
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