Chapter 23 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
19^3. wa _corrected from_ round. 24^1. she said. 29^1. O: _the first_. Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.
Chapter 23 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)
From this reading “Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.”
having something undesirable neutralized
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading “Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “19^3. wa _corrected from_ round.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “24^1. she said.”
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From this reading 24^1. she said.
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From this reading 19^3. wa _corrected from_ round.
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From this reading 24^1. she said.
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From this reading 29^1.
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From this reading 19^3. wa _corrected from_ round.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.
United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)
From this reading Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading 19^3. wa _corrected from_ round.
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading O: _the first_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 19^3. wa _corrected from_ round.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.
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: _the first_.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Caldwell _is an obvious corruption of_ Colonel.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading 19^3. wa _corrected from_ round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 24^1. she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 24^1. she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O: _the first_.
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading 19^3. wa _corrected from_ round.
Chapter 23 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 484 sentences, grouped into 97 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.
Chapter 23 holds 484 sentences of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5), unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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