Chapter 2 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Page 1 a. The Lochmaben Harper [Johnson] 3 1 b. The Lochmaben Harper [Scott] 7 2 a. Johnie of Breadislee 11 2 b. Johnie of Cocklesmuir 16 3.
Chapter 2 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who plays the harp
From this reading “The Lochmaben Harper [Johnson] 3 1 b.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “The Lochmaben Harper [Johnson] 3 1 b.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Page 1 a.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “The Lochmaben Harper [Scott] 7 2 a.”
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.
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From this reading Page 1 a.
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From this reading Johnie of Breadislee 11 2 b.
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From this reading Johnie of Cocklesmuir 16 3.
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From this reading The Lochmaben Harper [Scott] 7 2 a.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lochmaben Harper [Johnson] 3 1 b.
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From this reading The Lochmaben Harper [Scott] 7 2 a.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Page 1 a.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The Lochmaben Harper [Johnson] 3 1 b.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnie of Breadislee 11 2 b.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnie of Cocklesmuir 16 3.
someone who plays the harp
From this reading The Lochmaben Harper [Johnson] 3 1 b.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnie of Breadislee 11 2 b.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading The Lochmaben Harper [Johnson] 3 1 b.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lochmaben Harper [Johnson] 3 1 b.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johnie of Breadislee 11 2 b.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page 1 a.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading The Lochmaben Harper [Scott] 7 2 a.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lochmaben Harper [Johnson] 3 1 b.
Chapter 2 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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 2 holds 32 sentences of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI by Francis James [Editor] Child exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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 7 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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