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Folk-Lore and Legends: English

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Folk-Lore and Legends: English is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Charles John [Editor] Tibbitts • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.
And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.
When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.
When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.
Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.
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Folk-Lore and Legends: English

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Folk-Lore and Legends: English is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.
/tɑːm tʊk ðə ˈhæmər ɪn hɪz hænd ənd flʌŋ ɪt/
Line 2
And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.
Line 3
When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.
/wen hiː hæd dʌn hiː bɪd ðə smɪθ fetʃ ðə ˈhæmər ənd læft ðə smɪθ tuː skɔːrn/
Line 4
When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.
/wen tɑːm hæd dʌn ðɪs ˈeksplɔɪt hiː wʊd ɡoʊ tuː ˈreslɪŋ ðoʊ hiː hæd noʊ mɔːr skɪl ʌv ɪt ðæn æn æs bʌt wʌt hiː dɪd baɪ streŋkθ jet hiː flʌŋ ɔːl ðæt keɪm tuː əˈpoʊz hɪm fɔːr ɪf hiː wʌns leɪd hoʊld ʌv ðem ðeɪ wɜːr ɡɔːn/
Line 5
Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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ass noun US /æs/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading “When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exploit verb US /ˈeksplɔɪt/

use or manipulate to one's advantage

From this reading “When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fetch verb US /fetʃ/

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading “When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hammer noun US /ˈhæmər/

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

From this reading “Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oppose verb US /əˈpoʊz/

be against; express opposition to

From this reading “When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scorn noun US /skɔːrn/

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading “When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slyly adverb US /ˈslaɪli/

in an artful manner

From this reading “Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wrestling noun US /ˈreslɪŋ/

the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

From this reading “When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

lay down verb + adjective

institute, enact, or establish

In this reading “Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.”

19,738 times in 426,211 chapters
about five preposition + noun

In this reading “And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.”

8,021 times in 426,211 chapters
hold of verb + particle

In this reading “When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.”

41,704 times in 426,211 chapters

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
assnounUS /æs/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bidverbUS /bɪd/

propose a payment

From this reading When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exploitverbUS /ˈeksplɔɪt/

use or manipulate to one's advantage

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fetchverbUS /fetʃ/

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
furlongs

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From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

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goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hammernounUS /ˈhæmər/

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
how

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From this reading Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
opposeverbUS /əˈpoʊz/

be against; express opposition to

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scornnounUS /skɔːrn/

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
skillnounUS /skɪl/

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slylyadverbUS /ˈslaɪli/

in an artful manner

From this reading Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smithnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading Some he would throw over his head, some he would lay down slyly and how he pleased.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Tom took the hammer in his hand and flung it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And there was a river about five or six furlongs off, and he flung it into that.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he had done, he bid the smith fetch the hammer, and laughed the smith to scorn.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wrestlingnounUS /ˈreslɪŋ/

the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading When Tom had done this exploit he would go to wrestling, though he had no more skill of it than an ass but what he did by strength, yet he flung all that came to oppose him, for if he once laid hold of them they were gone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Introductory
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English
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Folklore
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Tales
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