Chapter I

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

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

(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 In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The songs are familiar, but they have an appealing melancholy unknown before.

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

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

From this reading The songs are familiar, but they have an appealing melancholy unknown before.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The songs are familiar, but they have an appealing melancholy unknown before.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

the act of waking

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

brought into existence

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The songs are familiar, but they have an appealing melancholy unknown before.

plural of “cadence” — (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

in a delicate manner

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading The songs are familiar, but they have an appealing melancholy unknown before.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

for a limitless time

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

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

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The songs are familiar, but they have an appealing melancholy unknown before.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

-ing form of “herald” — foreshadow or presage

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

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

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

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

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

immediately past

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading The songs are familiar, but they have an appealing melancholy unknown before.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

being or made softer or less loud or clear

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

above and across; more than

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

United States sociologist (1902-1979)

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

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From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

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From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

Identical; not different.

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

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From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

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From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

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

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is something of the same feeling in the melody of college songs heard at a little distance on awakening in the night before Commencement.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The songs are familiar, but they have an appealing melancholy unknown before.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

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From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

not known

From this reading The songs are familiar, but they have an appealing melancholy unknown before.

a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

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

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In the deep silence, and to one awakening, the music has a penetrating and indefinable pathos, the pathos that Richter remarked in all music, and which our own Parsons has hinted delicately-- "Strange was the music that over me stole, For 'twas born of old sadness that lives in my soul."

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading IN Germany on _Sylvesterabend_--the eve of Saint Sylvester, the last night of the year--you shall wake and hear a chorus of voices singing hymns, like the English waits at Christmas or the Italian _pifferari_.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Their dying cadences murmur like a muffled peal heralding the visionary procession that is passing out of the enchanted realm of youth forever.