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Mediaeval Tales

Chapter XV

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COUNT ALARCOS AND THE INFANTA SOLISA.
Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.
See Book I, Section 1.
He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.
"What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"
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Mediaeval Tales

Chapter XV

Reading 1/239 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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COUNT ALARCOS AND THE INFANTA SOLISA.
Line 2
Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.
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See Book I, Section 1.
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He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.
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"What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Fourth noun US /fourth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"”

Imagine noun US /ˈimagine/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"”

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"”

Passage noun US /ˈpassage/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “"What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"”

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1

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From this reading See Book I, Section 1.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

aca

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

ALARCOS

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From this reading COUNT ALARCOS AND THE INFANTA SOLISA.

amamare

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

analyzed

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From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading COUNT ALARCOS AND THE INFANTA SOLISA.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

attempted

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

ballad

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From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

bestows

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

Book

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From this reading See Book I, Section 1.

Bouterweck

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From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

commented

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From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

COUNT

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From this reading COUNT ALARCOS AND THE INFANTA SOLISA.

dared

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From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

Dedes

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

despedida

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

este

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

find

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

following

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

fourthnounUS /fourth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

hijo

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

History

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From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading See Book I, Section 1.

imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

INFANTA

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From this reading COUNT ALARCOS AND THE INFANTA SOLISA.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

line

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

Literature

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From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

modern

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From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

natural

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From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

once

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From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

particular

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

passagenounUS /ˈpassage/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

poet

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From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

por

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

praise

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

reader

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

says

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From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

Section

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From this reading See Book I, Section 1.

See

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From this reading See Book I, Section 1.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

SOLISA

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From this reading COUNT ALARCOS AND THE INFANTA SOLISA.

some

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From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

Spanish

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From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

stanza

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading COUNT ALARCOS AND THE INFANTA SOLISA.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

touching

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From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

trait

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From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Mr. Bouterweck has analyzed this ballad, and commented upon it at some length, in his History of Spanish Literature.

version

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading "What modern poet," says he, "would have dared to imagine that _trait_, at once so natural and touching?"

xxxi

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From this reading He bestows particular praise upon a passage, which the reader will find attempted in the fourth line of stanza xxxi. of the following version-- Dedes me aca este hijo amamare por despedida.