Chapter 1 of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. Typographical errors have been silently corrected. 2. Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original. 3.
Chapter 1 of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading “Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.”
without speaking
From this reading “Typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “Typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading “Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.”
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From this reading 1.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Typographical errors have been silently corrected.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Typographical errors have been silently corrected.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Typographical errors have been silently corrected.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Typographical errors have been silently corrected.
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
without speaking
From this reading Typographical errors have been silently corrected.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Typographical errors have been silently corrected.
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading Variations of spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
Chapter 1 of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 1 holds 404 sentences of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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