Chapter 26 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Where is his lady? or is she within?' 'She's in her bedchamber, all in her lying in.' 'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands? Can I get at her, to make her understand?' 'You cannot get at her, with thousands of lands; You cannot get at her, to make her understand.'
Chapter 26 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “'She's in her bedchamber, all in her lying in.'”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “'Where is his lady? or is she within?'”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “'She's in her bedchamber, all in her lying in.'”
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Can I get at her, to make her understand?'”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “'Where is his lady? or is she within?'”
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.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'She's in her bedchamber, all in her lying in.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading 'She's in her bedchamber, all in her lying in.'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You cannot get at her, with thousands of lands; You cannot get at her, to make her understand.'
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'She's in her bedchamber, all in her lying in.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Where is his lady? or is she within?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'She's in her bedchamber, all in her lying in.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Where is his lady? or is she within?'
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'Where is his lady? or is she within?'
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading 'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading 'She's in her bedchamber, all in her lying in.'
engage in
From this reading Can I get at her, to make her understand?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Where is his lady? or is she within?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Where is his lady? or is she within?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'She's in her bedchamber, all in her lying in.'
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading 'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can I get at her, to make her understand?'
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Can I get at her, to make her understand?'
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Where is his lady? or is she within?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Can I get at her, with thousands of lands?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading 'Where is his lady? or is she within?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You cannot get at her, with thousands of lands; You cannot get at her, to make her understand.'
Chapter 26 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 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 26 holds 476 sentences of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5), unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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