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

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

in the past

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

(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 THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

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

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

on or to one side

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

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From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

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From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

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

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

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From this reading He is a shrewd, canny-going, scranky-looking individual.

harsh or corrosive in tone

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

superlative of “choice” — of superior grade

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

a person who collects things

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

no longer in force or use; inactive

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

in or to another place

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

many times at short intervals

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

third-person singular of “furnish” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

a person who earns a living by digging graves

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

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

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

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

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

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

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

ten 10s

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

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

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading He is a shrewd, canny-going, scranky-looking individual.

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

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

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

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

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 This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

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

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

a person who represents others

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

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From this reading He is a shrewd, canny-going, scranky-looking individual.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See him there!

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

From this reading He is a shrewd, canny-going, scranky-looking individual.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

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

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

in or at that place or location

From this reading See him there!

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

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

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

in or at the place that

From this reading This being so, let us turn aside and review the “bodie” where he is preserved, “in his manner as he lived,” in the many stories and anecdotes which have survived him.

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

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR The beadle, or betheral—frequently gravedigger, church officer, and minister’s man all in one—bulks largely in every representative collection of the Scottish national humour and character—next to the minister here, indeed, as elsewhere—and furnishes the collector with his choicest specimens of Scotch wit and humour of the dry and caustic order.

a late time of life

From this reading The type of beadle, of course, which fifty or a hundred years ago gave tone and character to the class, and has made them famous in story and anecdote, is now almost a defunct species.