Chapter 4 of Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek. There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me. And it's O! sweet, sweet! and a lullaby. There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye. There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.
Chapter 4 of Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.”
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.”
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.”
straighten with a comb
From this reading “There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.”
according with custom or propriety
From this reading “There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.”
a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
From this reading “And it's O! sweet, sweet! and a lullaby.”
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading “There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.”
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading “There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.”
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In this reading “There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.”
In this reading “There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it's O! sweet, sweet! and a lullaby.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
straighten with a comb
From this reading There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.
the organ of sight
From this reading There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it's O! sweet, sweet! and a lullaby.
a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
From this reading And it's O! sweet, sweet! and a lullaby.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And it's O! sweet, sweet! and a lullaby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.
try to get or reach
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And it's O! sweet, sweet! and a lullaby.
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's not a star that shines on high, Is brighter than my baby's eye.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There's not a comb of honey-bee, So full of sweets as babe to me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There's not a boat upon the sea, Can dance as baby does to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's not a rose where'er I seek, As comely as my baby's cheek.
Chapter 4 of Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth by Kate Douglas Smith [Compiler] Wiggin holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 245 sentences of Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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