Chapter 12 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5) is here in full — 1029 sentences across 206 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5) is here in full — 1029 sentences across 206 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
77. In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p. 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.” 203. The Baron of Brackley.
Chapter 12 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5) is here in full — 1029 sentences across 206 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
From this reading “26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.””
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading “26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.””
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.””
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading “26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.””
the act of exhibiting
From this reading “26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.””
something written by hand
From this reading “In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.””
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.”
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.
In this reading “26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.””
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From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
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From this reading 203.
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From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
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From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
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From this reading 77.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading The Baron of Brackley.
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From this reading The Baron of Brackley.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
the act of exhibiting
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
something written by hand
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
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 In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
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From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 26, =a= 3 is given “from the Catalogue of the Edinburgh Exhibition of Pictures, 1810” as here, excepting that in the second line the reading is (absurdly) “royal kin.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading In the small MS. volume, “Songs,” entirely in C. K. Sharpe’s handwriting, p.
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