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

Chapter XXXIV

Chapter 34 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 528 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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'O will ye gae to the school, brother?
Or will ye gae to the ba?
Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'
'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'
They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .
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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5)

Chapter XXXIV

Chapter 34 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 528 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/105 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
'O will ye gae to the school, brother?
Line 2
Or will ye gae to the ba?
Line 3
Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'
Line 4
'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'
Line 5
They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .

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.

brother noun US /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading “'O will ye gae to the school, brother?”

day noun US /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .”

down adjective US /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .”

o's noun US /oʊz/

possessive form of “o” — a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'”

school noun US /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading “'O will ye gae to the school, brother?”

see verb US /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'”

wood noun US /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading “Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'”

All words in this reading · 33

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a-warslin

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

From this reading Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'

banounUS /ˌbiːˈeɪ/

a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite

From this reading Or will ye gae to the ba?

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading 'O will ye gae to the school, brother?

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .

fanoun

the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization

From this reading Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'

gae

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

From this reading 'O will ye gae to the school, brother?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading 'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'

It's

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

From this reading 'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'

lee-lang

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

From this reading They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .

maun

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

From this reading Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading 'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading 'O will ye gae to the school, brother?

o'snounUS /oʊz/

possessive form of “o” — a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or will ye gae to the ba?

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading 'O will ye gae to the school, brother?

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'

simmer's

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

From this reading They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 'O will ye gae to the school, brother?

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 'O will ye gae to the school, brother?

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .

warstled

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

From this reading They warstled up, they warstled down, The lee-lang simmer's day; .

whilk

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

From this reading Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'O will ye gae to the school, brother?

winna

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

From this reading 'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Or will ye gae to the wood a-warslin, To see whilk o's maun fa?'

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading 'O will ye gae to the school, brother?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'It's I winna gae to the school, brother, Nor will I gae to the ba; But I will gae to the wood a-warslin, And it is you maun fa.'

Chapter 34 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 528 sentences, grouped into 106 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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This page carries chapter 34 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 528 sentences, grouped into 106 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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