Sentence:  The departure was not unduly <WSD>prolonged</WSD>. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of