Chapter 2 of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 5 is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 5 is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHORUS. Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay. Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da. Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da. Gwine to run all night, &c.
Chapter 2 of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 5 is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “CHORUS.”
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.”
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading “Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.”
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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In this reading “Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.”
In this reading “Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.”
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 Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Gwine to run all night, &c.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading CHORUS.
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
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From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
any competition
From this reading Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail hoss, Somebody bet on de bay.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Runnin’ along like a shootin’ star,--Du da, du da, Runnin’ a race wid de rail-road car,--Du da, du da da.
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading Woolly moon came on de track,--Du da, du da, Bob, he fling him ober his back--Du da, du da da.
Chapter 2 of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 5 by Various holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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 373 sentences of Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 5, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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