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  • 31Lollards — • The name given to the followers of John Wyclif, an heretical body numerous in England in the latter part of the fourteenth and the first half of the fifteenth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lollards     Lollards …

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  • 32croon — verb /ˈkɹuːn/ To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner …

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  • 33croon — c.1400, originally Scottish, from M.Du. kronen to lament, mourn, perhaps onomatopoeic. Originally to bellow like a bull as well as to utter a low, murmuring sound (mid 15c.). Popularized by Robert Burns. Sense evolved to lament, then to sing… …

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  • 34piano — adj British faint, delicate, under the weather or indisposed. This upper class expression derives from the Italian musical term piano, which is an instruction to play or sing softly. The British speaker s pro nunciation, in imitation of the… …

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  • 35croon — verb she d sit by the old phonograph for hours, listening to Rudy Vallee croon Syn: sing softly, hum, warble, trill …

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  • 36sowf — transitive verb or sowff ˈsau̇f; or sowth au̇th Etymology: probably alteration of sough (I) Scotland : to sing softly …

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  • 37mod|u|late — «MOJ u layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. 1. to regulate or adjust; tone down; soften. 2. to alter (the voice) in pitch, tone, or volume for expression; …

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  • 38Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …

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  • 39Roy Orbison — Orbison in 1965 Background information Birth name Roy Kelton Orbison Born April 23, 1936 …

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  • 40American Pie — Infobox Single Name = American Pie Artist = Don McLean from Album = American Pie B side = Empty Chairs (first release) American Pie part 2 (second release) Released = October 1971 (first release) November 1971 (second release) Format = vinyl… …

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