Chapter 12 of Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 4 (of 4) is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 4 (of 4) is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Murderers! Justice murders pity! Night had brought their Judgment Day! V. In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
Chapter 12 of Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 4 (of 4) is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
From this reading “In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:”
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading “In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “Night had brought their Judgment Day!”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “Justice murders pity!”
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “Murderers!”
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading “Justice murders pity!”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Night had brought their Judgment Day!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
a large and stately mansion
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
the first light of day
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Night had brought their Judgment Day!
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night had brought their Judgment Day!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Night had brought their Judgment Day!
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Justice murders pity!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading Murderers!
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading Justice murders pity!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night had brought their Judgment Day!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Justice murders pity!
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Night had brought their Judgment Day!
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the castle, here and there, 'Twixt us and the dawning East Flashed a light, or sank by fits:
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V.
Chapter 12 of Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 4 (of 4) by R. Brimley (Reginald Brimley) [Editor] Johnson holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 12 holds 166 sentences of Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 4 (of 4), unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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