Chapter 12 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
30^1. he _wanting_: through. ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p. 10; Hales and Furnivall, I, 26. #B.# ‘The Famous Battel between Robin Hood and the Curtal Fryer.’ #a.# Garland of 1663, No 11.
Chapter 12 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading “ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.”
flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
From this reading “#B.# ‘The Famous Battel between Robin Hood and the Curtal Fryer.’”
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading “#a.# Garland of 1663, No 11.”
plural of “hale” — a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading “10; Hales and Furnivall, I, 26.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.”
nonexistent
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From this reading 30^1. he _wanting_: through.
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From this reading 10; Hales and Furnivall, I, 26.
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From this reading #a.# Garland of 1663, No 11.
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From this reading #a.# Garland of 1663, No 11.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 10; Hales and Furnivall, I, 26.
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From this reading 30^1. he _wanting_: through.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading #B.# ‘The Famous Battel between Robin Hood and the Curtal Fryer.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #B.# ‘The Famous Battel between Robin Hood and the Curtal Fryer.’
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading #B.# ‘The Famous Battel between Robin Hood and the Curtal Fryer.’
(archaic) cut short
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading #B.# ‘The Famous Battel between Robin Hood and the Curtal Fryer.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
From this reading #B.# ‘The Famous Battel between Robin Hood and the Curtal Fryer.’
English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910)
From this reading 10; Hales and Furnivall, I, 26.
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading #a.# Garland of 1663, No 11.
plural of “hale” — a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading 10; Hales and Furnivall, I, 26.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 30^1. he _wanting_: through.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 10; Hales and Furnivall, I, 26.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
not any; not one
From this reading #a.# Garland of 1663, No 11.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading #a.# Garland of 1663, No 11.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading 30^1. he _wanting_: through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR #A.# ‘Robine Hood and Ffryer Tucke,’ Percy MS., p.
nonexistent
From this reading 30^1. he _wanting_: through.
Chapter 12 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 570 sentences, grouped into 114 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 12 holds 570 sentences of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5), unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
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