422
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From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
598
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From this reading 598).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
balladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
BalladsnounUS /ˈbælədz/
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
BordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _Border Minstrelsy_, i.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _Border Minstrelsy_, i.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _Border Minstrelsy_, i.
e'eradverb
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _Border Minstrelsy_, i.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _Border Minstrelsy_, i.
HARPERnounUS /ˈhɑːrpər/
someone who plays the harp
From this reading THE LOCHMABEN HARPER.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _Border Minstrelsy_, i.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
insertedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɜːrtəd/
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _Border Minstrelsy_, i.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
JollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
LOCHMABEN
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From this reading THE LOCHMABEN HARPER.
meritsnounUS /ˈmerəts/
plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
Minstrelsynoun
a troupe of minstrels
From this reading Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _Border Minstrelsy_, i.
MuseumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
MusicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
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 This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Scott inserted a different copy, equally good, in the _Border Minstrelsy_, i.
ScottishnounUS /ˈskɑːtɪʃ/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOCHMABEN HARPER.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
TraditionaladjectiveUS /trəˈdɪʃənəl/
consisting of or derived from tradition
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
VersionsnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒənz/
plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
precisely as stated
From this reading 422, and there is another, of very ordinary merits, in _Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads_ (_The Jolly Harper_), p.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading This fine old ballad was first printed in the _Musical Museum_ (_O heard ye e'er of a silly blind Harper_, p.
