Chapter 10 of Songs of the West is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Songs of the West is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
92. THE LOYAL LOVER. Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe. The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M. (11,621, c 5).
Chapter 10 of Songs of the West is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.”
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.”
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading “The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “THE LOYAL LOVER.”
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading “THE LOYAL LOVER.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.”
witty remark
From this reading “Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.”
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.
In this reading “The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.”
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From this reading (11,621, c 5).
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From this reading (11,621, c 5).
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From this reading 92.
anew
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading (11,621, c 5).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading THE LOYAL LOVER.
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading THE LOYAL LOVER.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words exist in part in "Collin and Phoebe's Garland," B.M.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
witty remark
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOYAL LOVER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words and air from Sally Satterley, Huckaby Bridge, again from Anne Roberts, Scobbetor, Widdecombe.
Chapter 10 of Songs of the West by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 10 holds 448 sentences of Songs of the West, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Songs of the West by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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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