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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5)

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 537 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."
[63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.
[64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.
[65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.
Reifferscheid cites the ballad at p.
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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5)

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 537 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/107 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."
Line 2
[63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.
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[64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.
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[65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.
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Reifferscheid cites the ballad at p.

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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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accidental adjective US /ˌæksəˈdentəl/

happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

From this reading “[64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.”

ballad noun US /ˈbæləd/

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading “Reifferscheid cites the ballad at p.”

cites noun US /saɪts/

plural of “cite” — a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

From this reading “Reifferscheid cites the ballad at p.”

coincidence noun US /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

From this reading “[64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.”

Danish noun US /ˈdeɪnɪʃ/

a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark

From this reading “[64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.”

neighbor noun US /ˈneɪbər/

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading “[62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."”

obtain verb US /əbˈteɪn/

come into possession of

From this reading “[65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.”

valuable adjective US /ˈvæljəbəl/

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading “[65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.”

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above the water preposition + article + noun counted as “above … water”

In this reading “[63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.”

came riding verb + noun counted as “come riding”

In this reading “[62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."”

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1

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From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

10

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From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

11

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From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

29

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

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

4

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

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

6

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From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

62

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From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

63

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

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

64

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From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

65

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From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

7

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

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

8

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From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

9

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

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

accidentaladjectiveUS /ˌæksəˈdentəl/

happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Reifferscheid cites the ballad at p.

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

balladnounUS /ˈbæləd/

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading Reifferscheid cites the ballad at p.

BBnoun

a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

citesnounUS /saɪts/

plural of “cite” — a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

From this reading Reifferscheid cites the ballad at p.

closelyadverbUS /ˈkloʊsli/

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

coincidencenounUS /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

DanishnounUS /ˈdeɪnɪʃ/

a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

estatenounUS /ɪˈsteɪt/

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

etc

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

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

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

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

NnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/

come into possession of

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

pnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Reifferscheid cites the ballad at p.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

RnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

Reifferscheid

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

From this reading Reifferscheid cites the ballad at p.

ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [62] #N# 1, "A lord came riding from his estate to a neighbor."

valuableadjectiveUS /ˈvæljəbəl/

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

Waldau's

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

From this reading [65] The second, and more valuable, volume of Waldau's B. G. I have found it impossible to obtain.

watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading [63] The place is high above the water in #R# 10, 11, as in English #D# 9, 29, #C# 4.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [64] #BB# 6, "My mother said that I had seen you; she will _watch me closely_," may be an accidental coincidence with Danish #A# 7-9, #B# 6-8, etc.

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