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65
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From this reading 65.
any
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
ballad
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
conjectured
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
contained
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
copies
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
copy
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
Editor's
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
else
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
English
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From this reading From _Reliques of English Poetry_, i.
ESTMERE
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From this reading KING ESTMERE.
folio
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From _Reliques of English Poetry_, i.
given
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
great
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
heard
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From _Reliques of English Poetry_, i.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
KING
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From this reading KING ESTMERE.
legend
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
making
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
MS
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
never
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From _Reliques of English Poetry_, i.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
out
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
own
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
Percy
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
Percy's
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
Poetry
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From this reading From _Reliques of English Poetry_, i.
Reliques
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From this reading From _Reliques of English Poetry_, i.
romantic
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
says
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
second
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From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This second copy has been conjectured to be of Percy's own making, the ballad never having been heard of by any one else, out of his manuscript.
two
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
variations
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
very
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From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "This romantic legend," says Percy, "is given from two copies, one of them in the Editor's folio MS., but which contained very great variations."
