Chapter 4 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bink, S, a bench for sitting upon. “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb. Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking. “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.” Ballad—Young Huntin.
Chapter 4 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “Ballad—Young Huntin.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “Bink, S, a bench for sitting upon.”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading ““For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading ““When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.””
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading ““When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.””
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading ““For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.”
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 “Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.”
In this reading ““For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bink, S, a bench for sitting upon.
in addition
From this reading Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Ballad—Young Huntin.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Bink, S, a bench for sitting upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bink, S, a bench for sitting upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.
cause a floating log to rotate by treading
From this reading Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
a jovial nature
From this reading Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.
take in liquids
From this reading Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bink, S, a bench for sitting upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ballad—Young Huntin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Bink, S, a bench for sitting upon.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
be seated
From this reading “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Bink, S, a bench for sitting upon.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Birl, S, to drink in conviviality; also to spend money in drinking.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bink, S, a bench for sitting upon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
at the time that
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “When they were at the supper set An’ _birlin’_ at the wine.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “For faut o’ wise fouk feuls sit on _binks_.”—Proverb.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Ballad—Young Huntin.
Chapter 4 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent by Alexander Craig Gibson holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 429 sentences of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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