Chapter 1 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume V is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume V is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used. Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_. Bold typeface is indicated by =equals symbols=. Small caps typeface is represented by UPPER CASE. Superscript characters are indicated by a preceding caret (^).
Chapter 1 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume V is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
From this reading “In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.”
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Small caps typeface is represented by UPPER CASE.”
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “Bold typeface is indicated by =equals symbols=.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_.”
plural of “symbol” — an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading “In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.”
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading “Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Superscript characters are indicated by a preceding caret (^).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
fearless and daring
From this reading Bold typeface is indicated by =equals symbols=.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_.
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Small caps typeface is represented by UPPER CASE.
a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
From this reading Superscript characters are indicated by a preceding caret (^).
an occurrence of something
From this reading Small caps typeface is represented by UPPER CASE.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Superscript characters are indicated by a preceding caret (^).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Bold typeface is indicated by =equals symbols=.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_.
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
and nothing more
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
existing or coming before
From this reading Superscript characters are indicated by a preceding caret (^).
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Small caps typeface is represented by UPPER CASE.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Small caps typeface is represented by UPPER CASE.
a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
From this reading Superscript characters are indicated by a preceding caret (^).
plural of “symbol” — an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
the words of something written
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Small caps typeface is represented by UPPER CASE.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading In this Plain Text version of the e-book, symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character sets only are used.
Chapter 1 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume V by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 1 holds 423 sentences of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume V, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume V by Francis James [Editor] Child exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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