Chapter 7 of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What hadst thou then to drinke? "Unsavoury lovers teares." What cradle wert thou rocked in? 15 "In hope devoyde of feares." What lulld thee then asleepe?
Chapter 7 of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading “What cradle wert thou rocked in?”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “15 "In hope devoyde of feares."”
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “"Unsavoury lovers teares."”
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “What cradle wert thou rocked in?”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “What lulld thee then asleepe?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “What hadst thou then to drinke?”
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading “What cradle wert thou rocked in?”
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From this reading 15 "In hope devoyde of feares."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What lulld thee then asleepe?
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading What cradle wert thou rocked in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 15 "In hope devoyde of feares."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What hadst thou then to drinke?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 15 "In hope devoyde of feares."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What hadst thou then to drinke?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading 15 "In hope devoyde of feares."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What cradle wert thou rocked in?
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "Unsavoury lovers teares."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What lulld thee then asleepe?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 15 "In hope devoyde of feares."
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading What cradle wert thou rocked in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Unsavoury lovers teares."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading What lulld thee then asleepe?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What hadst thou then to drinke?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading What hadst thou then to drinke?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What hadst thou then to drinke?
morally offensive
From this reading "Unsavoury lovers teares."
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading What cradle wert thou rocked in?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What hadst thou then to drinke?
Chapter 7 of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 2 (of 3) by Thomas [Editor] Percy holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 7 holds 399 sentences of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 2 (of 3) by Thomas [Editor] Percy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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