BALLAD OF READING GAOL

Meaning of BALLAD OF READING GAOL in English

a long poem by Oscar Wilde , written in 1898 after he had been in prison, about a fellow prisoner who is hanged and about the horror of prison life.

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GAOL — cárcere, prison
English interlingue dictionary
BALLAD — ballade, canzon
English interlingue dictionary
BALLAD — awit;kanta
English-Visayan vocabulary
GAOL — see: jail
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BALLAD — noun Etymology: Middle English balade ~e, song, from Middle French, from Old Occitan balada dance, song sung while dancing, from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BALLAD — Form of short narrative folk song. Its distinctive style crystallized in Europe in the late Middle Ages as part of …
Английский словарь Британика
READING — I. ˈrēdiŋ, -dēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English redinge, from Old English rǣding, from rǣdan to read + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLAD — I. ˈbaləd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English balade, from Middle French, from Old Provençal balada dancing song, dance, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAOL — ˈjāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl chiefly Britain variant of jail
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAOL — (n.) A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail.
Английский словарь Webster
BALLAD — (v. t.) To make mention of in ballads.
Английский словарь Webster
BALLAD — (v. i.) To make or sing ballads.
Английский словарь Webster
BALLAD — (n.) A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a …
Английский словарь Webster
GAOL — ( n. ) A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLAD — ( v. t. ) To make mention of in ballads.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLAD — ( v. i. ) To make or sing ballads.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLAD — ( n. ) A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
READING — /ree"ding/ , n. 1. the action or practice of a person who reads. 2. Speech. the oral interpretation of written …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAOL — — gaoler , n. /jayl/ , n., v.t. Brit. jail.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLAD — — balladic /beuh lad"ik/ , adj. — balladlike , adj. /bal"euhd/ , n. 1. any light, simple song, esp. one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAOL — v. (British) put in prison, incarcerate, jail, detain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GAOL — n. prison, jail (British)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GAOL — chiefly British variant of jail
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BALLAD — noun Etymology: Middle English balade ballade, song, from Middle French, from Old Occitan balada dance, song sung while dancing, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
READING — noun a lecture or prelection; public recital. 2. reading ·adj addicted to reading; as, a reading community. 3. reading ·p.pr. …
Webster English vocab
GAOL — noun a place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail.
Webster English vocab
BALLAD — vi to make or sing ballads. 2. ballad ·vt to make mention of in ballads. 3. ballad ·noun a popular …
Webster English vocab
GAOL — ■ noun Brit. variant spelling of jail .
Concise Oxford English vocab
GAOL — [gaol] , gaol.er chiefly Brit var of jail, jailer
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BALLAD — [bal.lad] n [ME balade ballade, song, fr. MF, fr. OProv balada dance, song sung while dancing, fr. balar to dance, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BALLAD — form of short narrative folk song the distinctive style of which crystallized in Europe during the late Middle Ages. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
READING — town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Berkshire, southern England, 38 miles (61 km) west of London. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAOL — gaol BrE AmE dʒeɪ ə l (= jail) ▷ gaoled dʒeɪ ə ld ▷ gaoling ˈdʒeɪ ə l ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BALLAD — ballad BrE AmE ˈbæl əd ▷ ballad|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
READING — / ˈriːdɪŋ; NAmE / noun ACTIVITY 1. [ U ] the activity of sb who reads : My hobbies include …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLAD — / ˈbæləd; NAmE / noun 1. a song or poem that tells a story : a medieval ballad about a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
READING — read ‧ ing W2 /ˈriːdɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ read , ↑ reader , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAOL — I. gaol /dʒeɪl/ BrE AmE a British spelling of ↑ jail • • • THESAURUS ▪ prison a large building …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALLAD — bal ‧ lad /ˈbæləd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: balade , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
READING — n. 1 a the act or an instance of reading or perusing (the reading of the will). b matter to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAOL — Brit. var. of JAIL .
Английский основной разговорный словарь
READING — n. 1 a the act or an instance of reading or perusing (the reading of the will). b matter to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAOL — Brit. var. of JAIL .
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BALLAD — n. 1 a poem or song narrating a popular story. 2 a slow sentimental or romantic song. ballad metre = …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
READING — n.1 a the act or an instance of reading or perusing (the reading of the will). b matter to be …
Oxford English vocab
GAOL — Brit. var. of JAIL .
Oxford English vocab
BALLAD — n.1 a poem or song narrating a popular story. 2 a slow sentimental or romantic song. Phrases and idioms: ballad …
Oxford English vocab
READING — ( readings) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Reading is the activity …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAOL — ( gaols, gaoling, gaoled) see jail
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLAD — ( ballads) 1. A ballad is a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAOL — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) see jail
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
READING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a compass bearing/reading (= a direction shown by a compass ) ▪ We took a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BALLAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB sing ▪ Here was a community in which people argued fiercely about theology, even …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
READING — [noun] [U]Reading is the skill or activity of getting information from books.Reading and tennis are my favourite pastimes.The early years …
Cambridge English vocab
GAOL — [noun], [verb] - UK dated for jail
Cambridge English vocab
BALLAD — n. Form of short narrative folk song. Its distinctive style crystallized in Europe in the late Middle Ages as part …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GAOL — Synonyms and related words : POW camp, bastille, beleaguer, beset, besiege, black hole, blockade, bolt in, borstal, borstal institution, bound, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAOL — n. [Written also and usually Jail .] Prison.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
GAOL — noun (BrE) Æ See jail
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
READING — noun 1 sth you can read ADJECTIVE ▪ compelling , compulsive , fascinating , good , interesting ▪ worthwhile ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GAOL — noun ( BrE ) ⇨ See ↑ jail
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BALLAD — noun Ballad is used after these nouns: ↑ love , ↑ rock
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GAOL — n. 25B6; noun (Brit. dated) . See jail .
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAOL — ( BE ) see jail
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations

Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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