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

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 561 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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* * * * * * * 'That thou doe not s ...
But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'
And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?
And euer Iesus waken yee!'
'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?
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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5)

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 561 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/112 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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* * * * * * * 'That thou doe not s ...
/ðæt ðaʊ doʊ nɑːt es/
Line 2
But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'
Line 3
And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?
Line 4
And euer Iesus waken yee!'
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'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

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.

card noun US /kɑːrd/

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading “'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?”

doe noun US /doʊ/

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

From this reading “* * * * * * * 'That thou doe not s ...”

fared verb US /ferd/

past form of “fare” — proceed or get along

From this reading “'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?”

hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?”

sleeping noun US /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

the state of being asleep

From this reading “'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?”

wake verb US /weɪk/

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?”

waken verb US /ˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading “And euer Iesus waken yee!'”

waking adjective US /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading “'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

beene

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From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

cardnounUS /kɑːrd/

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

curtesie

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From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

doenounUS /doʊ/

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

From this reading * * * * * * * 'That thou doe not s ...

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

euer

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

From this reading And euer Iesus waken yee!'

faredverbUS /ferd/

past form of “fare” — proceed or get along

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

Ffor

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From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

haue

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From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

hee

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

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

how

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

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

Iesus

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

From this reading And euer Iesus waken yee!'

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

ing

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

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

KnounUS /keɪ/

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

ly

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From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading * * * * * * * 'That thou doe not s ...

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

snounUS /es/

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

From this reading * * * * * * * 'That thou doe not s ...

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

SaysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

Sleepe

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

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

the state of being asleep

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading * * * * * * * 'That thou doe not s ...

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading * * * * * * * 'That thou doe not s ...

TillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

wakeverbUS /weɪk/

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading And euer Iesus waken yee!'

wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

wallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But ly still in that wall of stone, Till I haue beene with noble K_ing_ Arthur, And told him what I haue done.'

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading 'Nay, I am not sleeping, I am waking,' These were the words said hee; 'Ffor thee I haue card; how hast thou fared?

yee

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

From this reading And euer Iesus waken yee!'

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And when he came to the k_ing_s chamber, He cold of his curtesie: Says, 'Sleepe you, wake you, noble K_ing_ Arthur?

Chapter 23 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 561 sentences, grouped into 113 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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