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Seven Short Plays

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Seven Short Plays is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.
_Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?
_Child:_ Go on again!
I want another ride!
_Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Seven Short Plays

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Seven Short Plays is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.
Line 2
_Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?
Line 3
_Child:_ Go on again!
/tʃaɪld ɡoʊ ɑːn əˈɡen/
Line 4
I want another ride!
/aɪ wɑːnt əˈnʌðər raɪd/
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_Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

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.

Archangel noun US /ˌɑːrˈkeɪndʒəl/

an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

From this reading “_Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.”

Archangels noun US /ˌɑːrˈkeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “archangel” — an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

From this reading “_Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.”

barley noun US /ˈbɑːrli/

a grain of barley

From this reading “_Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.”

cider noun US /ˈsaɪdər/

a beverage made from juice pressed from apples

From this reading “_Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.”

horseman noun US /ˈhɔːrsmən/

a man skilled in equitation

From this reading “_Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?”

Refrain verb US /rɪˈfreɪn/

resist doing something

sings verb US /sɪŋz/

third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing

Victor noun US /ˈvɪktər/

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading “_Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.”

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.

Go on verb + particle

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

In this reading “_Child:_ Go on again!”

All words in this reading · 48

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading _Child:_ Go on again!

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading I want another ride!

ArchangelnounUS /ˌɑːrˈkeɪndʒəl/

an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

ArchangelsnounUS /ˌɑːrˈkeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “archangel” — an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

Axel

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

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

barleynounUS /ˈbɑːrli/

a grain of barley

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

blessverbUS /bles/

give a benediction to

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

ChildnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading _Child:_ Go on again!

cidernounUS /ˈsaɪdər/

a beverage made from juice pressed from apples

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading _Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Child:_ Go on again!

horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/

a man skilled in equitation

From this reading _Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?

How

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

From this reading _Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I want another ride!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?

MannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading _Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?

MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Child:_ Go on again!

pressverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

RefrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/

resist doing something

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

rideverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

rownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

singsverbUS /sɪŋz/

third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

stablingnoun

accommodation for animals (especially for horses)

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

There's

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

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

TravellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading _Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?

VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading I want another ride!

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

WorkverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading _Travelling Man_ (_sings_)— The Archangels stand in a row there And all the garden bless, The Archangel Axel, Victor the angel Work at the cider press.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Travelling Man:_ How did you like that ride, little horseman?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Refrain_ Come ride and ride to the garden, Come ride like the March wind; There’s barley there, and water there, And stabling to your mind.

Chapter 7 of Seven Short Plays by Lady Gregory holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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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