Chapter 35 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
#M.# 'Young Bondwell,' Buchan's MSS, I, 18. J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p. 1. #N.# 'Susan Py, or Young Bichen's Garland.' #a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.
Chapter 35 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.”
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.”
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading “#N.# 'Susan Py, or Young Bichen's Garland.'”
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading “#a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “#a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.”
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading “J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.”
consisting of or derived from tradition
From this reading “J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.”
plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading #M.# 'Young Bondwell,' Buchan's MSS, I, 18.
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From this reading #a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading #a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
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From this reading #N.# 'Susan Py, or Young Bichen's Garland.'
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From this reading #M.# 'Young Bondwell,' Buchan's MSS, I, 18.
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From this reading #M.# 'Young Bondwell,' Buchan's MSS, I, 18.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading #a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.
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From this reading J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
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From this reading #a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading #N.# 'Susan Py, or Young Bichen's Garland.'
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 J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading #M.# 'Young Bondwell,' Buchan's MSS, I, 18.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading #a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading #M.# 'Young Bondwell,' Buchan's MSS, I, 18.
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From this reading #M.# 'Young Bondwell,' Buchan's MSS, I, 18.
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 #N.# 'Susan Py, or Young Bichen's Garland.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading #N.# 'Susan Py, or Young Bichen's Garland.'
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 J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading #a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.
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From this reading #N.# 'Susan Py, or Young Bichen's Garland.'
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
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From this reading #N.# 'Susan Py, or Young Bichen's Garland.'
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading #a.# Falkirk, printed by T. Johnston, 1815.
consisting of or derived from tradition
From this reading J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading J. H. Dixon, Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads, p.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading #M.# 'Young Bondwell,' Buchan's MSS, I, 18.
Chapter 35 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 552 sentences, grouped into 111 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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