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Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs
Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs

Chapter VIII

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The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.
They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.
Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :
He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.
Robyn thanked our comly kynge, And set hym on his kne.
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Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.
Line 2
They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.
Line 3
Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :
Line 4
He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.
Line 5
Robyn thanked our comly kynge, And set hym on his kne.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

bad adjective US /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading “He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.”

commanded verb US /kəˈmændɪd/

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading “The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.”

fast adverb US /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading “The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.”

full adjective US /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading “The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.”

glad adjective US /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading “They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.”

Lee noun US /liː/

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading “Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :”

notes noun US /noʊts/

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading “They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.”

thanked verb US /θæŋkt/

past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading “Robyn thanked our comly kynge, And set hym on his kne.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

good man adjective + noun

In this reading “He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.”

All words in this reading · 51

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

209

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

agayne

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From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

bespake

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From this reading Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :

comly

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From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

commandedverbUS /kəˈmændɪd/

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

dranke

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From this reading They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.

ete

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From this reading They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

fayne

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

hye

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.

hym

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From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

kne

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Robyn thanked our comly kynge, And set hym on his kne.

kynge

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From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

LeenounUS /liː/

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :

londe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

loughe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

notesnounUS /noʊts/

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Robyn thanked our comly kynge, And set hym on his kne.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

Robyn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Robyn thanked our comly kynge, And set hym on his kne.

Rycharde

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :

sange

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.

senounUS /seɪ/

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Robyn thanked our comly kynge, And set hym on his kne.

syr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :

ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :

thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/

past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading Robyn thanked our comly kynge, And set hym on his kne.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

theym

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Than bespake our comly kynge To syr Rycharde at the Lee :

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye.

wys

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The kynge loughe[209] full fast, And commanded theym agayne ; When they se our comly kynge, I wys they were full fayne.

Chapter 8 of Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs by Joseph [Compiler] Ritson holds 358 sentences, grouped into 72 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Robin Hood — A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Robin
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Collection
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Ancient
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Poems
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