used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boy liked the drum, the people liked an overpowering jewsharp tune.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
balladsnounUS /ˈbælədz/
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy liked the drum, the people liked an overpowering jewsharp tune.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
BuskverbUS /bʌsk/
play music in a public place and solicit money for it
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course rhyme soars and refines with the growth of the mind.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
derivingnounUS /dərˈaɪvɪŋ/
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
detectverbUS /dɪˈtekt/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading The boy liked the drum, the people liked an overpowering jewsharp tune.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Of course rhyme soars and refines with the growth of the mind.
HAMILTONnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading HAMILTON.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
jewsharp
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From this reading The boy liked the drum, the people liked an overpowering jewsharp tune.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The boy liked the drum, the people liked an overpowering jewsharp tune.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
marrownounUS /ˈmeroʊ/
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Of course rhyme soars and refines with the growth of the mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
noveltynounUS /ˈnɑːvəlti/
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
overpoweringadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərˈpaʊrɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading The boy liked the drum, the people liked an overpowering jewsharp tune.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The boy liked the drum, the people liked an overpowering jewsharp tune.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
promptverbUS /prɑːmpt/
give an incentive for action
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
refinesverbUS /rɪˈfaɪnz/
third-person singular of “refine” — improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
From this reading Of course rhyme soars and refines with the growth of the mind.
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
rhymenounUS /raɪm/
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Of course rhyme soars and refines with the growth of the mind.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
skilfullyadverb
with skill
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
soarsnounUS /sɔːrz/
plural of “soar” — the act of rising upward into the air
From this reading Of course rhyme soars and refines with the growth of the mind.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
transferverbUS /trænˈsfɜːr/
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading Later they like to transfer that rhyme to life, and to detect a melody as prompt and perfect in their daily affairs.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading The boy liked the drum, the people liked an overpowering jewsharp tune.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
winsomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnsəm/
charming in a childlike or naive way
From this reading So in our songs and ballads the refrain skilfully used, and deriving some novelty or better sense in each of many verses:-- "Busk thee, busk thee, my bonny bonny bride, Busk thee, busk thee, my winsome marrow."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course rhyme soars and refines with the growth of the mind.
