Chapter 9 of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads. 12mo. London, 1845. DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems. N. D.
Chapter 9 of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.”
as from an altitude or distance
From this reading “DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems.”
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading “DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.”
consisting of or derived from tradition
From this reading “DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.”
plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.”
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From this reading 12mo.
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From this reading London, 1845.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems.
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From this reading DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.
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From this reading DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.
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From this reading DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London, 1845.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading N. D.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.
as from an altitude or distance
From this reading DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading DOIG, DAVID, LL.D. Panoramic Poems.
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.
consisting of or derived from tradition
From this reading DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.
plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading DIXON, JAMES H. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads.
Chapter 9 of The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy by Allan Ramsay holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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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