Chapter 20 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5) is here in full — 1009 sentences across 202 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5) is here in full — 1009 sentences across 202 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=mose-water.= See =moss-water=. =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog. =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog. =most=, I, 328, 50: greatest. =mostly=, =maistly=, IV, 242 b: almost.
Chapter 20 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5) is here in full — 1009 sentences across 202 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “=mostly=, =maistly=, IV, 242 b: almost.”
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading “=moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.”
highest in quality
From this reading “=most=, I, 328, 50: greatest.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “=mose-water.= See =moss-water=.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “=mostly=, =maistly=, IV, 242 b: almost.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “=mose-water.= See =moss-water=.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “=mose-water.= See =moss-water=.”
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
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From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
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From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
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From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
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From this reading =mostly=, =maistly=, IV, 242 b: almost.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =most=, I, 328, 50: greatest.
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From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =most=, I, 328, 50: greatest.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading =mostly=, =maistly=, IV, 242 b: almost.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading =mostly=, =maistly=, IV, 242 b: almost.
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
highest in quality
From this reading =most=, I, 328, 50: greatest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =mostly=, =maistly=, IV, 242 b: almost.
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From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =mose-water.= See =moss-water=.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
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From this reading =mose-water.= See =moss-water=.
used to form the superlative
From this reading =most=, I, 328, 50: greatest.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading =mostly=, =maistly=, IV, 242 b: almost.
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading =moss=, =muss=, =mose=, I, 78, 32; 99, 6; III, 4, 3, 48; 440, 10; IV, 443 f., 6, 19; 445, 8: bog.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading =mose-water.= See =moss-water=.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading =moss-water=, =mose-water=, II, 193, 21; 195, 33; V, 224, 19: water of a peat-bog.
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