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

Chapter XXXIX

Chapter 39 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5) is here in full — 1130 sentences across 226 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.
[Ed. by G. G. Brynjúlfsson.] Kjöbenhavn, 1878.
---- Tristrams Saga ok Ísondar.
Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.
_In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.
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The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5)

Chapter XXXIX

Chapter 39 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5) is here in full — 1130 sentences across 226 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.
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[Ed. by G. G. Brynjúlfsson.] Kjöbenhavn, 1878.
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---- Tristrams Saga ok Ísondar.
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Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.
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_In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.

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die verb US /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “_In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.”

Mit noun US /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/

an engineering university in Cambridge

From this reading “Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.”

Saga noun US /ˈsɑːɡə/

a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

From this reading “---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.”

Tristram noun US /ˈtrɪstrəm/

(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

From this reading “---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.”

Version noun US /ˈvɜːrʒən/

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading “_In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.”

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1878

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From this reading [Ed. by G. G. Brynjúlfsson.] Kjöbenhavn, 1878.

af

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From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

Anmerkungen

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

Brynjúlfsson

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From this reading [Ed. by G. G. Brynjúlfsson.] Kjöbenhavn, 1878.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [Ed. by G. G. Brynjúlfsson.] Kjöbenhavn, 1878.

der

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From this reading _In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.

det

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From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

deutscher

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

DieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading _In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.

EdnounUS /ed/

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

From this reading [Ed. by G. G. Brynjúlfsson.] Kjöbenhavn, 1878.

einer

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

Einleitung

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

englische

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From this reading _In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.

ersten

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

Eugen

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading [Ed. by G. G. Brynjúlfsson.] Kjöbenhavn, 1878.

herausgegeben

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.

Kjöbenhavn

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From this reading [Ed. by G. G. Brynjúlfsson.] Kjöbenhavn, 1878.

Kongelige

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From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

Kölbing

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

literarhistorischen

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

Mal

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

MitnounUS /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/

an engineering university in Cambridge

From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

Möttuls

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From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

nordische

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From this reading _In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.

Nordiske

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From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

okadverbUS /ˈoʊˈkeɪ/

an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

Oldskrift-Selskab

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From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

SaganounUS /ˈsɑːɡə/

a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

samt

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From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

Tristan-Sage

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From this reading _In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.

TristramnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/

(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

Tristrams

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From this reading ---- Tristrams Saga ok Ísondar.

udgivne

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From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

Uebersetzung

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

und

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

VersionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading _In_ Die nordische und die englische Version der Tristan-Sage.

von

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

zum

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From this reading Mit einer literarhistorischen Einleitung, deutscher Uebersetzung und Anmerkungen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben von Eugen Kölbing.

Ísondar

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From this reading ---- Tristrams Saga ok Ísondar.

Ísönd

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From this reading ---- Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd, samt Möttuls Saga, udgivne af det Kongelige Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab.

Chapter 39 of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5) by Francis James [Editor] Child holds 1130 sentences, grouped into 226 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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Chapter 39 holds 1130 sentences of The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5), unabridged, divided into 226 reading sections.

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