Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

later than; following

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

(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 Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

lessen the intensity of or calm

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

eat up completely, as with great appetite

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

difficult to describe

From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

a state of deep-seated ill-will

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

at any time

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

set up or found

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

plural of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

an elderly man

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

highest in quality

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

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

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

a high place

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

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From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

plural of “inn” — a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

and nothing more

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

immediately past

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

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 Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

come together

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

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

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

as might be expected

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

not any; not one

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

on one occasion

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

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From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

participate in games or sport

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

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

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

third-person singular of “pursue” — carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

a tremulous sound

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

plural of “singer” — a person who sings

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

not in physical motion

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Of course, not all his singers are in inns; he has found many in cottages, too; but the village public-house naturally remains the happiest hunting-ground.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

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

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

in or at the place that

From this reading Where others hunt hares or foxes, he pursues the elusive ditty.

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

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

which person or people

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

belonging to which person

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Village after village he draws blank, without ever losing heart, and then is rewarded by hearing at last of some old gaffer to be met with at the Red Lion or Blue Boar or King's Head, no matter how far away, who once sang a rare good song and can still quaver out the ghost of it.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading IN WHICH SUSSEX VOICES ARE RAISED IN MELODY, UNCLE JONAH GIVES HIS MEMORY PLAY, AND WE MEET A NAPOLEONIC QUAKER We have just been down into Sussex to get some songs of which word had reached the Director, whose passion is the search for these ancient melodies.

but in spite of that

From this reading Then the Director rises to his greatest heights, for although deep potations and himself are at enmity, yet in the interests of England and music he has had (to allay suspicion) to consume much ale and stand ever so much more before the melodist was ready to begin.