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Chapter II

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Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!
Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.
Betty drove the goats home, and gave her mother the full spindle.
Well, the next day all happened as before.
Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.
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The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!
Line 2
Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.
/riːl ənd ˈɡrʌmbəl nɑːt ənd æz ʃiː keɪm soʊ ʃiː went ənd ʃiː ˈvænɪʃt æz ɪf ðə ɡraʊnd hæd ˈswɑːloʊd hɜːr/
Line 3
Betty drove the goats home, and gave her mother the full spindle.
Line 4
Well, the next day all happened as before.
/wel ðə nekst deɪ ɔːl ˈhæpənd æz bɪˈfɔːr/
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Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

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

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danced verb US /dænst/

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading “Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.”

eve noun US /iːv/

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading “Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.”

goats noun US /ɡoʊts/

plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading “Betty drove the goats home, and gave her mother the full spindle.”

grumble verb US /ˈɡrʌmbəl/

show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

From this reading “Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!”

Reel verb US /riːl/

walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading “Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.”

spindle noun US /ˈspɪndəl/

(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

From this reading “Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!”

swallowed verb US /ˈswɑːloʊd/

past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading “Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.”

waist noun US /weɪst/

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading “Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.”

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.

next day adjective + noun

In this reading “Well, the next day all happened as before.”

beautiful maiden adjective + noun

In this reading “Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.”

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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 Well, the next day all happened as before.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Well, the next day all happened as before.

Betty

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

From this reading Betty drove the goats home, and gave her mother the full spindle.

Betty's

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

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

dancedverbUS /dænst/

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Well, the next day all happened as before.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading Betty drove the goats home, and gave her mother the full spindle.

evenounUS /iːv/

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

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

From this reading Betty drove the goats home, and gave her mother the full spindle.

GivingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

goatsnounUS /ɡoʊts/

plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading Betty drove the goats home, and gave her mother the full spindle.

groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

grumbleverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəl/

show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Well, the next day all happened as before.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Betty drove the goats home, and gave her mother the full spindle.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

maidennounUS /ˈmeɪdən/

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Betty drove the goats home, and gave her mother the full spindle.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Well, the next day all happened as before.

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

ReelverbUS /riːl/

walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

seizedverbUS /siːzd/

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

spindlenounUS /ˈspɪndəl/

(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/

past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Giving the full spindle into Betty’s hands, the maiden said:-- “_Reel and grumble not!

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/

having passed out of existence

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

waistnounUS /weɪst/

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, the next day all happened as before.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Reel and grumble not!_” And as she came, so she went, and she vanished as if the ground had swallowed her.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where she came, there she came!--and the beautiful maiden seized Betty by the waist, and they danced from noon to eve.

Chapter 2 of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and by Frances Jenkins Olcott holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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Elves
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