Chapter 3 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
#E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my. 2^1, blow; 2^2, and a. #H.# 1^1. He speaks, _in the margin of MS_. _Burden_^1, _time in margin_.
Chapter 3 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhale hard
From this reading “2^1, blow; 2^2, and a.”
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “#E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.”
an onerous or difficult concern
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading “He speaks, _in the margin of MS_.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “He speaks, _in the margin of MS_.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
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From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 2^1, blow; 2^2, and a.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 2^1, blow; 2^2, and a.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
exhale hard
From this reading 2^1, blow; 2^2, and a.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading #H.# 1^1.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He speaks, _in the margin of MS_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading He speaks, _in the margin of MS_.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading #E.# _Burden_^2, _in MS._, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn her; 4, blawn my.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He speaks, _in the margin of MS_.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading He speaks, _in the margin of MS_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He speaks, _in the margin of MS_.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Burden_^1, _time in margin_.
Chapter 3 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 542 sentences, grouped into 109 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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