Chapter 4 of The Land of Song, Book — Book 2, For Lower Grammar Grades is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Land of Song, Book — Book 2, For Lower Grammar Grades is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THOMAS MOORE. CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS. Up! up! ye dames, ye lasses gay! To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn. Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
Chapter 4 of The Land of Song, Book — Book 2, For Lower Grammar Grades is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune
From this reading “CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS.”
plural of “dame” — informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “Up! up! ye dames, ye lasses gay!”
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading “To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.”
a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast
From this reading “CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.”
cause fear in
From this reading “To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.”
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.”
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading “To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.”
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.
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a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.”
In this reading “To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.”
In this reading “Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune
From this reading CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
plural of “dame” — informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Up! up! ye dames, ye lasses gay!
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Up! up! ye dames, ye lasses gay!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast
From this reading CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up! up! ye dames, ye lasses gay!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading THOMAS MOORE.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS.
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS.
cause fear in
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THOMAS MOORE.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up! up! ye dames, ye lasses gay!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Not a soul at home may stay: For the shepherds must go With lance and bow To hunt the wolf in the woods to-day.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Up! up! ye dames, ye lasses gay!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To the meadows trip away, 'Tis you must tend the flocks this morn, And scare the small birds from the corn.
Chapter 4 of The Land of Song, Book — Book 2, For Lower Grammar Grades by Katharine Hamer[Compiler] Shute holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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.
Chapter 4 holds 316 sentences of The Land of Song, Book — Book 2, For Lower Grammar Grades, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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