Which preposition to use with basses

of Occurrences 37%

The black bass of the St. Lawrence and Ontario, are the "gamest" fish that swim, and they are nowhere found in such abundance as in the neighborhood of Cape Vincent.

in Occurrences 26%

" "All right; and that big pickerel I caught, for Dr. Brandegee, and the biggest bass in the lot to keep it company.

to Occurrences 8%

Unconscious that, through the door ajar at his back, a pair of vigilant human orbs were upon him, the ritualistic organist, who was in very low spirits, drew an emaciated and rather unsteady hand repeatedly across his perspiring brow, and talked in deep bass to himself.

for Occurrences 7%

One string for the minister?" "Yes," said Ford, "a bass for Mr. Fallow, a small pickerel for Mrs. Fallow, and a perch or a pumpkin-seed for each of the six little Fallows.

with Occurrences 3%

There are rules he wrote out for her instruction in thorough-bass with a note that others must be taught orally, and there is a love-song for soprano, which he must have written for her, to judge from the words, "Willst du dein Herz mir schenken."

from Occurrences 2%

At seven the shrill tweedle-dee of this youngster had begun, accompanied by a booming ground-bass from Elijah New, the parish-clerk, who had thoughtfully brought with him his favorite musical instrument, the serpent.

like Occurrences 2%

For they were a musical family, and knew what they were about, when they sung a Glee or Catch, I can assure you,especially Topper, who could growl away in the bass like a good one, and never swell the large veins in his forehead, or get red in the face over it.

as Occurrences 1%

O tys a foule and damned sorcerye And maks the best of wisdome and of men, Of fame and fortytude, more loosse then ayre, Foolishe as idyotts, basse as cowardysse.

above Occurrences 1%

how the steeples thunder Their solemn bass above the wailing choir.

to Occurrences 1%

of the late Mr. Heber was a volume of poems called Polyhymnia, apparently prepared for the press, and dedicated by William Basse to Lady Lindsey, which contained an "Elegie on a rare Singing Bull-finch," dated 19th June, 1648; so that he was still living nearly half a century after he had printed his earliest known performance.

as Occurrences 1%

At all events, the friend who was along gallantly claimed the bass as his, appeared in the Great Barrington district court, and paid a fine of two dollars.

at Occurrences 1%

You might call for Bass at Cairo, Bombay, Sydney, or San Francisco, and Bass would be forthcoming.

on Occurrences 1%

The happy don't-care feeling produced by broiled oysters and bass on a cold night is a perfect revelation to people used to after-theatre suppers composed of complications, sticky sweets, and champagne.

out Occurrences 1%

He had just learned a trick, he said, of one of "the boys," of getting a splendid bass out of a door-panel by rubbing it with the palm of his hand,offered to sing "The sky is bright," accompanying himself on the front-door, if I would go down and help in the chorus.

than Occurrences 1%

That, I dare say, was the reason why I took the sound at first for the boom of a bumble-bee; some strange Floridian bee, with a deeper and more melodious bass than any Northern insect is master of.

through Occurrences 1%

[Illustration: THE YURT IN THE "STORMY GORGE OF THE VILIGA" From a painting by George A. Frost] All night the wind roared a deep, hoarse bass through the forest which sheltered the yurt, and at daylight on the following morning there was no abatement of the storm.

Which preposition to use with  basses