song
a short musical composition with words
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,099 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,722 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a short musical composition with words also: vocal a successful musical must have at least three good songs
- a distinctive or characteristic sound the song of bullets was in the airthe song of the wind
- the act of singing also: strain with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird also: birdcall, call, birdsong a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
- a very small sum he bought it for a song
- the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy also: Sung, Sung dynasty, Song dynasty
song in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Every day the children sang an evening song to her accompaniment.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Mr. Burton complied, and his friend, reassured as to his footing, burst into song.
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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The Grave Beowulf’s Expedition to Heort The Soul’s Complaint against the Body From the French Song: Hark!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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This song and Edwin Markham’s poem on Lincoln are two of the greatest tributes ever paid to that hero.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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A wood-thrush sang, and he knew the song came from the bird of which little Mavis was the human counterpart.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1