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Chapter 4 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume III is here in full — 1100 sentences across 220 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONTINUED. EARL RICHARD. A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v. 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i. 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
Chapter 4 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume III is here in full — 1100 sentences across 220 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is
From this reading “184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.”
accompanying
From this reading “A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.”
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading “A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.”
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading “A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.”
the dialect of English used in Scotland
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.”
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From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
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From this reading 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i.
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From this reading 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
without stop or interruption
From this reading CONTINUED.
inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is
From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
accompanying
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading EARL RICHARD.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
depressingly dark
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
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From this reading 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i.
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
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 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
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From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i.
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From this reading EARL RICHARD.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading A fragment of this gloomy and impressive romance, (corresponding to v.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 21-42,) was published in Herd's _Scottish Songs_, i.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 184, from which, probably, it was copied into Pinkerton's _Scottish Tragic Ballads_, p.
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