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Robin Hood

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Robin Hood is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden • Curated US English Learning Edition

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HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

“His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

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Chapter II Reading 1/20

Robin Hood J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden

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Chapter II

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Robin Hood is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart. My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.” “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he. All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land. The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

Robin Hood

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Robin Hood is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

Line 2

My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

Line 3

“His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

Line 4

All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

Line 5

The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

All words in this reading · 78

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

abroad

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

all

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

altered

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

And

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

at

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

be

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

but

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

catch

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

deeds

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

doubt

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

excursions

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

failed

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

fame

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

feast

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

for

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

Forest

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

godfather

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

good

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

hand

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

he

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

heart

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

here

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

His

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

HOOD

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

HOW

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

I

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

I'll

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

in

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

is

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

JOHN

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

land

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

least

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

LITTLE

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

man

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

me

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

men

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

merry

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

MET

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

mettle

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

my

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

name

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

Ne'er

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

none

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

Nottingham

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

O

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

of

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

outlaws

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

part

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

play

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From this reading My name is John Little, a man of good mettle, Ne’er doubt me for I’ll play my part.”

Prepare

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

quoth

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

ran

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

reply'd

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

report

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

roamed

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

ROBIN

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

serve

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

shall

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

Sheriff

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

Sherwood

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

stranger

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

Stutely

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

summer

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

that

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

the

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

their

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From this reading All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.

then

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

to

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

traps

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

waxed

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

we

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

whole

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

will

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

William

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From this reading “His name shall be altered,” quoth William Stutely, “And I will his godfather be: Prepare then a feast, and none of the least, For we will be merry,” quoth he.

with

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

wroth

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From this reading The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.

you

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From this reading HOW ROBIN HOOD MET LITTLE JOHN “O here is my hand,” the stranger reply’d, “I’ll serve you with all my whole heart.

Chapter 2 of Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 2 of Robin Hood contain?

Chapter 2 holds 102 sentences of Robin Hood, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

How do I study chapter 2 of Robin Hood?

Work through the 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 21 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Robin Hood?

Yes. All 3512 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #832 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Robin Hood is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #832, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Robin Hood take to read?

About 292 minutes of reading across 703 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Robin Hood

Words and structures a reader meets early in Robin Hood, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Hearken: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Robin Hood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gentlemen: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Robin Hood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Free-born: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Robin Hood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Blood: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Robin Hood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.