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The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?
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The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?
/ənd wɪlt ðaʊ liːv miː ðʌs ðæt hæθ lʌvd ðiː soʊ lɔːŋ ɪn welθ ənd woʊ əˈmʌŋ ənd ɪz ðaɪ hɑːrt soʊ strɔːŋ æz fɔːr tuː liːv miː ðʌs/
Line 2
Say nay! say nay!
/seɪ neɪ seɪ neɪ/
Line 3
And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?
/ənd wɪlt ðaʊ liːv miː ðʌs ðæt hæθ ˈɡɪvən ðiː maɪ hɑːrt ˈnevər fɔːr tuː dɪˈpɑːrt ˈniːðər fɔːr peɪn nɔːr smɑːrt ənd wɪlt ðaʊ liːv miː ðʌs/
Line 4
Say nay! say nay!
/seɪ neɪ seɪ neɪ/
Line 5
And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

depart verb US /dɪˈpɑːrt/

move away from a place into another direction

From this reading “And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?”

nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “Say nay! say nay!”

pain noun US /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading “And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?”

pity noun US /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading “And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?”

smart adjective US /smɑːrt/

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

From this reading “And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?”

wealth noun US /welθ/

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading “And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?”

wilt modal verb US /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading “And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?”

woe noun US /woʊ/

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading “And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?”

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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/

move away from a place into another direction

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

loveth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?

nayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading Say nay! say nay!

NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?

NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, And have no more pity Of him that loveth thee?

SayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Say nay! say nay!

smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath given thee my heart Never for to depart Neither for pain nor smart: And wilt thou leave me thus?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

wealthnounUS /welθ/

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

woenounUS /woʊ/

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among: And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus?

Chapter 2 of The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs by Francis Turner [Editor] Palgrave holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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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