Chapter 29 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
#H.# 'Love Johny,' Kinloch MSS, VI, 53. #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49. #J.# Kinloch MSS, VII, 40, 42, 46, 49. #K.# 'Johnie, the Little Scot,' Kinloch MSS, I, 311. #L.# 'Johnnie Scott,' Campbell MSS, I, 57.
Chapter 29 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading “#L.# 'Johnnie Scott,' Campbell MSS, I, 57.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “#K.# 'Johnie, the Little Scot,' Kinloch MSS, I, 311.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “#H.# 'Love Johny,' Kinloch MSS, VI, 53.”
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading “#K.# 'Johnie, the Little Scot,' Kinloch MSS, I, 311.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “#L.# 'Johnnie Scott,' Campbell MSS, I, 57.”
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 #K.# 'Johnie, the Little Scot,' Kinloch MSS, I, 311.
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From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
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From this reading #J.# Kinloch MSS, VII, 40, 42, 46, 49.
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From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
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From this reading #J.# Kinloch MSS, VII, 40, 42, 46, 49.
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From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
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From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #J.# Kinloch MSS, VII, 40, 42, 46, 49.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #H.# 'Love Johny,' Kinloch MSS, VI, 53.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #L.# 'Johnnie Scott,' Campbell MSS, I, 57.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading #L.# 'Johnnie Scott,' Campbell MSS, I, 57.
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 #H.# 'Love Johny,' Kinloch MSS, VI, 53.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
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.# Kinloch MSS, VII, 40, 42, 46, 49.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #L.# 'Johnnie Scott,' Campbell MSS, I, 57.
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From this reading #H.# 'Love Johny,' Kinloch MSS, VI, 53.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading #K.# 'Johnie, the Little Scot,' Kinloch MSS, I, 311.
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From this reading #H.# 'Love Johny,' Kinloch MSS, VI, 53.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading #L.# 'Johnnie Scott,' Campbell MSS, I, 57.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading #K.# 'Johnie, the Little Scot,' Kinloch MSS, I, 311.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading #H.# 'Love Johny,' Kinloch MSS, VI, 53.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #H.# 'Love Johny,' Kinloch MSS, VI, 53.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading #K.# 'Johnie, the Little Scot,' Kinloch MSS, I, 311.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading #L.# 'Johnnie Scott,' Campbell MSS, I, 57.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading #K.# 'Johnie, the Little Scot,' Kinloch MSS, I, 311.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading #H.# 'Love Johny,' Kinloch MSS, VI, 53.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading #I.# 'Johnie Buneftan,' Kinloch MSS, VII, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49.
Chapter 29 of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 499 sentences, grouped into 100 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 29 holds 499 sentences of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 2 (of 5), unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
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