Chapter 4 of Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. “Good even, good Robin Hood.” The allusion is to civility extorted by fear. It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?” (Works, 1736, p.
Chapter 4 of Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading “The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.”
capable of wounding
From this reading “It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?””
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading “It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?””
formal or perfunctory politeness
From this reading “The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.”
past form of “extort” — obtain through intimidation
From this reading “The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading ““Good even, good Robin Hood.””
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading “It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?””
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?””
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From this reading (Works, 1736, p.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.
capable of wounding
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
formal or perfunctory politeness
From this reading The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
divisible by two
From this reading “Good even, good Robin Hood.”
past form of “extort” — obtain through intimidation
From this reading The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good even, good Robin Hood.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “Good even, good Robin Hood.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
used to form the superlative
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading (Works, 1736, p.
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “Good even, good Robin Hood.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
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From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The allusion is to civility extorted by fear.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
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From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading (Works, 1736, p.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading It is preserved by Skelton, in that most biting satire against Cardinal Wolsey, “Why come ye not to court?”
Chapter 4 of Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs by Joseph [Compiler] Ritson holds 338 sentences, grouped into 68 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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