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The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5)
The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5)

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) is here in full — 698 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.
No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.
Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.
Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!
* * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.
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The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5)

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) is here in full — 698 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/139 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.
/ˈrɑːbən ɜːrl ʌv ˈhʌntɪŋtən laɪz ˈʌndər ðɪs ˈlɪtəl stoʊn/
Line 2
No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.
Line 3
Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.
/fʊl ˈθɜːrˈtiːn jɪrz ənd ˈsʌmθɪŋ mɔːr ðiːz ˈnɔːrðərn pɑːrts hiː vekst sɔːr/
Line 4
Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!
/sʌtʃ ˈaʊtlɔːz æz hiː ənd hɪz men meɪ ˈɪŋɡlənd ˈnevər noʊ əˈɡen/
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* * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.
/ˈrɑːbən hʊd ənd ðə ˈvæl.jənt naɪt təˈɡeðər wɪð æn əˈkaʊnt ʌv hɪz deθ ənd ˈberiəl siː/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

archer noun US /ˈɑːrtʃər/

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading “No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.”

Burial noun US /ˈberiəl/

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading “* * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.”

Huntington noun US /ˈhʌntɪŋtən/

United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea

From this reading “Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.”

outlaws noun US /ˈaʊtlɔːz/

plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading “Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!”

thirteen noun US /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading “Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.”

Valiant adj US /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading “* * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.”

vexed adjective US /vekst/

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading “Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.”

wildness noun US /ˈwaɪldnəs/

a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

From this reading “No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

thirteen years noun + noun

In this reading “Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.”

northern parts adjective + noun

In this reading “Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

archernounUS /ˈɑːrtʃər/

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!

BurialnounUS /ˈberiəl/

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

cnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

DeathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

EarlnounUS /ɜːrl/

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!

FulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

HoodnounUS /hʊd/

an aggressive and violent young criminal

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

HuntingtonnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋtən/

United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea

From this reading Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.

KnightnounUS /naɪt/

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!

LiesnounUS /laɪz/

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

nam'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.

outlawsnounUS /ˈaʊtlɔːz/

plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!

partsnounUS /pɑːrts/

the local environment

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/

hurting

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such outlaws as he and his men May England never know again!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Robin, Earl of Huntington, Lies under this little stone.

ValiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

vexedadjectiveUS /vekst/

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

wildnessnounUS /ˈwaɪldnəs/

a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

From this reading No archer was like him so good; His wildness nam’d him Robin Hood.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading * * * * * Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight; together with an account of his Death and Burial, &c.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Full thirteen years, and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore.

Chapter 21 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 698 sentences, grouped into 140 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.

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