Chapter 2 of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 3 is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 3 is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c. There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home. I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home. For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c. The Other Side of Jordan.
Chapter 2 of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 3 is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.”
possessive form of “jordan” — a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
the act of departing politely
From this reading “I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c.”
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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anew
In this reading “I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.”
In this reading “The Other Side of Jordan.”
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 For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
to or in any or all places
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c.
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading The Other Side of Jordan.
possessive form of “jordan” — a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
engage in
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
throughout a period of time
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Other Side of Jordan.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
on one occasion
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Other Side of Jordan.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c.
the act of departing politely
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
go across or through
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Other Side of Jordan.
estrangement from god
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
deliver by singing
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Other Side of Jordan.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I’ll sing my parting song once more, few days--few days; And then I’ll pass o’er Jordan’s shore; I’m gwine home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There’s sin and folly everywhere, few days--few days; Enough to make old Satan stare: I’m gwine home.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading For I’ve got a home out yonder, &c.
Chapter 2 of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 3 by Various holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 414 sentences of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 3, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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