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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5)
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5)

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'
The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.
Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'
Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.
And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.
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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5)

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'
Line 2
The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.
Line 3
Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'
Line 4
Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.
Line 5
And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

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.

brand noun US /brænd/

a name given to a product or service

From this reading “Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.”

byte noun US /baɪt/

a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information

From this reading “And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.”

dye verb US /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading “Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'”

flee verb US /fliː/

run away quickly

From this reading “And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.”

gan verb US /ɡæn/

inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

From this reading “Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'”

loud adjective US /laʊd/

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading “Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'”

rid verb US /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading “'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'”

sore adjective US /sɔːr/

hurting

From this reading “And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

true love adjective + noun

In this reading “'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'”

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

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Adler

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From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

agayne

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From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

Ah

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From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

asyde

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From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

aye

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From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

blushte

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From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

brandnounUS /brænd/

a name given to a product or service

From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

brande

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From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

bytenounUS /baɪt/

a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

crye

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

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

drawne

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From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

drewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

dyeverbUS /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

Estmere

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From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

fleeverbUS /fliː/

run away quickly

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

forst

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From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

foule

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

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

ganverbUS /ɡæn/

inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

gramarye

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From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

harpe

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From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

Ile

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From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

kempery

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From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

kemperye

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From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

kyng

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From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

ladye

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From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

lookt

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From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

mayest

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

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

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 ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

owne

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

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

partes

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From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

paynimnoun

a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

playnlye

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From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

ridverbUS /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

RightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

slayne

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

From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

soe

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

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

soone

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

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/

hurting

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

sowdan

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

From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

stiffe

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

From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

stour

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

From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

swith

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From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

swordes

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From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

threwe

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From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

Throughe

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From this reading And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

traytors

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From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

UpadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.'

yee

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

From this reading Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.'

Yonge

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From this reading Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand.

Chapter 5 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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.

What does chapter 5 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) contain?

Chapter 5 holds 464 sentences of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5), unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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.

How do I study chapter 5 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5)?

Work through the 93 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 93 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 3665 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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