Chapter 6 of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la! Autumn's gold--Fal lal la! Winter's grey--Fal lal la! Winter still is far away-- Fal la! Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
Chapter 6 of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Autumn's gold--Fal lal la!”
possessive form of “autumn” — the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Autumn's gold--Fal lal la!”
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading “Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Winter's grey--Fal lal la!”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la!”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Winter's grey--Fal lal la!”
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Winter's grey--Fal lal la!”
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(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 Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
possessive form of “autumn” — the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Autumn's gold--Fal lal la!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Winter still is far away-- Fal la!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la!
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Winter still is far away-- Fal la!
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la!
coins made of gold
From this reading Autumn's gold--Fal lal la!
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Winter's grey--Fal lal la!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la!
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Autumn's gold--Fal lal la!
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la!
not in physical motion
From this reading Winter still is far away-- Fal la!
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaves in Autumn fade and fall; Winter is the end of all.
at the time that
From this reading It is sad when Summer goes, Fal la!
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter still is far away-- Fal la!
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter's grey--Fal lal la!
Chapter 6 of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 412 sentences of The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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