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The Book of Old English Ballads

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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"Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."
Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.
"Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.
"I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.
"And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."
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The Book of Old English Ballads

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Book of Old English Ballads is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."
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Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.
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"Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.
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"I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.
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"And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

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.

bee noun US /biː/

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading “"Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."”

bide verb US /baɪd/

dwell

From this reading “"I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.”

draught noun US /dræft/

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

From this reading “"Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."”

dye verb US /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading “"Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.”

Enforced adjective US /enˈfɔːrst/

forced or compelled or put in force

From this reading “"Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.”

punish verb US /ˈpʌnɪʃ/

impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

From this reading “"And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."”

renounce verb US /rɪˈnaʊns/

give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

From this reading “"I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.”

robes noun US /roʊbz/

plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment

From this reading “"Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."”

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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 Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

banisht

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

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

beenounUS /biː/

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

bideverbUS /baɪd/

dwell

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

CastverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

cloyster

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

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

costlye

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

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

crav'd

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

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

crye

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

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

deadlye

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

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

doenounUS /doʊ/

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

draughtnounUS /dræft/

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

drinke

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

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

dyeverbUS /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

else

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

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

EnforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/

forced or compelled or put in force

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

Faire

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

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

falle

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

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

forc'd

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

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

kneesnounUS /niːz/

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

lett

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

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

mee

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

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

offences

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

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

pardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/

accept an excuse for

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

pitty

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

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/

spoil as if by poison

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

presentlye

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

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

PreserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

punishverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃ/

impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

queene

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

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

rangenounUS /reɪndʒ/

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

renounceverbUS /rɪˈnaʊns/

give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

riche

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

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

robesnounUS /roʊbz/

plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

Rosamonde

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

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

sinfull

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

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

soe

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

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

stronge

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

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

SweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

TakeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

theretoe

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

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

thinke

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

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Then presentlye upon her knees Sweet Rosamonde did falle; And pardon of the queene she crav'd For her offences all.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "And for the fault which I have done, Though I was forc'd theretoe, Preserve my life, and punish mee As you thinke meet to doe."

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "Cast off from thee those robes," she said, "That riche and costlye bee; And drinke thou up this deadlye draught Which I have brought to thee."

wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

yeares

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

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I will renounce my sinfull life, And in some cloyster bide; Or else be banisht, if you please, To range the world soe wide.

youthfull

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

From this reading "Take pitty on my youthfull yeares," Faire Rosamonde did crye; "And lett mee not with poison stronge Enforced bee to dye.

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