Chapter 5 of Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598. We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la! We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would. Fa la! From WILLIAM BYRD's _Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets_, 1611.
Chapter 5 of Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ballet” — a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
possessive form of “byrd” — English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
From this reading “From WILLIAM BYRD's _Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets_, 1611.”
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.”
plural of “madrigal” — an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
From this reading “From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.”
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading “We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.”
an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!”
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
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 From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From WILLIAM BYRD's _Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets_, 1611.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
plural of “ballet” — a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
From this reading From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
possessive form of “byrd” — English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
From this reading From WILLIAM BYRD's _Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets_, 1611.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
coins made of gold
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
plural of “madrigal” — an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
From this reading From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
not any; not one
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
go across or through
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
participate in games or sport
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
From this reading From WILLIAM BYRD's _Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets_, 1611.
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
deliver by singing
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading From WILLIAM BYRD's _Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets_, 1611.
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading From WILLIAM BYRD's _Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets_, 1611.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From THOMAS WEELKES' _Ballets and Madrigals to Five Voices_, 1598.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From WILLIAM BYRD's _Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets_, 1611.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We shepherds sing, we pipe, we play, With pretty sport we pass the day: Fa la!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We care for no gold, But with our fold We dance And prance As pleasure would.
Chapter 5 of Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 349 sentences, grouped into 70 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.
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