Chapter 28 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 4 (of 5) is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 4 (of 5) is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
14^2. I wat but he. 14^3. rather have lost all my lands. 14^4. they had. 15^1.
Chapter 28 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 4 (of 5) is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “14^3. rather have lost all my lands.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “14^3. rather have lost all my lands.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “14^3. rather have lost all my lands.”
on the contrary
From this reading “14^3. rather have lost all my lands.”
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From this reading 15^1.
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From this reading 14^2.
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From this reading 15^1.
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From this reading 14^2.
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From this reading 14^3. rather have lost all my lands.
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From this reading 14^4. they had.
(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 14^3. rather have lost all my lands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wat but he.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 14^4. they had.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 14^3. rather have lost all my lands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wat but he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wat but he.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading 14^3. rather have lost all my lands.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading 14^3. rather have lost all my lands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 14^3. rather have lost all my lands.
on the contrary
From this reading 14^3. rather have lost all my lands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 14^4. they had.
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From this reading I wat but he.
Chapter 28 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 4 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 486 sentences, grouped into 98 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 28 holds 486 sentences of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 4 (of 5), unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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