Chapter 8 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
340^4. on a tree. 341^2. on a tree. 341^{3,4}. And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me. 342^1. ybent.
Chapter 8 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “340^4. on a tree.”
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In this reading “And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.”
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From this reading 342^1. ybent.
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From this reading 341^2. on a tree.
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From this reading 341^{3,4}.
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From this reading 340^4. on a tree.
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From this reading 341^2. on a tree.
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From this reading 342^1. ybent.
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From this reading 340^4. on a tree.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 340^4. on a tree.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
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From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
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From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
not any; not one
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 340^4. on a tree.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
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From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading 340^4. on a tree.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And by him that al thinges maketh No lenger shall dwell with me.
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From this reading 342^1. ybent.
Chapter 8 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 506 sentences, grouped into 102 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 8 holds 506 sentences of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5), unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.
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