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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Alice Bertha Gomme • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.
—Long Eaton, Nottingham (Miss Youngman).
[In London the above is:]— XLIV.
A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!
I wouldn’t part with my sweetheart For tuppence (two) ha’penny farthing.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.
Line 2
—Long Eaton, Nottingham (Miss Youngman).
Line 3
[In London the above is:]— XLIV.
Line 4
A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!
/ə boʊ ɪn frʌnt ənd ə boʊ bɪˈhaɪnd ənd ə ˈbʊɡi ɪn ðə ˈɡɑːrdən oʊ/
Line 5
I wouldn’t part with my sweetheart For tuppence (two) ha’penny farthing.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “[In London the above is:]— XLIV.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beau noun US /boʊ/

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading “A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bogie noun US /ˈbʊɡi/

an evil spirit

From this reading “A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
farthing noun US /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

From this reading “A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
front noun US /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading “A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
garden noun US /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading “A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
London noun US /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading “[In London the above is:]— XLIV.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sweetheart noun US /ˈswiːthɑːrt/

a person loved by another person

From this reading “I wouldn’t part with my sweetheart For tuppence (two) ha’penny farthing.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

young man adjective + noun

a teenager or a young adult male

In this reading “A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.”

130,774 times in 426,211 chapters
in front preposition + noun

at or in the front

In this reading “A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!”

87,341 times in 426,211 chapters
in the garden preposition + article + noun counted as “in … garden”

In this reading “A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.”

21,996 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 34

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading [In London the above is:]— XLIV.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!

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beaunounUS /boʊ/

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!

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bogienounUS /ˈbʊɡi/

an evil spirit

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Eaton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading —Long Eaton, Nottingham (Miss Youngman).

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farthingnounUS /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fourpencenoun

a former English silver coin worth four pennies

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ha'pennynoun

an English coin worth half a penny

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [In London the above is:]— XLIV.

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LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading [In London the above is:]— XLIV.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LongadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading —Long Eaton, Nottingham (Miss Youngman).

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading —Long Eaton, Nottingham (Miss Youngman).

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Nottingham

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading —Long Eaton, Nottingham (Miss Youngman).

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ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading A beau in front and a beau behind, And a bogie in the garden oh!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sweetheartnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrt/

a person loved by another person

From this reading I wouldn’t part with my sweetheart For tuppence (two) ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tuppencenoun

a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies

From this reading I wouldn’t part with my sweetheart For tuppence (two) ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I wouldn’t part with my sweetheart For tuppence (two) ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wouldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

Pending verification
XLIVadjective

being four more than forty

From this reading [In London the above is:]— XLIV.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading A bogie in, a bogie out, A bogie in the garden, I wouldn’t part with my young man For fourpence ha’penny farthing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Youngman

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading —Long Eaton, Nottingham (Miss Youngman).

Pending verification

Chapter 9 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 by Alice Bertha Gomme holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

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