Chapter VI

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From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

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From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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From this reading 45 So there's my canty Highland sang About the thing I saw, Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading 45 So there's my canty Highland sang About the thing I saw, Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

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From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

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From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY'S RETREAT FROM THE BATTLE OF SHERIFFMUIR.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

in a courageous manner

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

lively and brisk

From this reading 45 So there's my canty Highland sang About the thing I saw, Willie.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY'S RETREAT FROM THE BATTLE OF SHERIFFMUIR.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

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From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

From this reading 45 So there's my canty Highland sang About the thing I saw, Willie.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

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From this reading THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY'S RETREAT FROM THE BATTLE OF SHERIFFMUIR.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

march in a procession

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

From this reading THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY'S RETREAT FROM THE BATTLE OF SHERIFFMUIR.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 45 So there's my canty Highland sang About the thing I saw, Willie.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY'S RETREAT FROM THE BATTLE OF SHERIFFMUIR.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading See p.

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From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

From this reading THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY'S RETREAT FROM THE BATTLE OF SHERIFFMUIR.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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

From this reading 45 So there's my canty Highland sang About the thing I saw, Willie.

cut with a saw

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See p.

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From this reading THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY'S RETREAT FROM THE BATTLE OF SHERIFFMUIR.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 45 So there's my canty Highland sang About the thing I saw, Willie.

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

successive (without a break)

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

express in words

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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From this reading 45 So there's my canty Highland sang About the thing I saw, Willie.

a special situation

From this reading 45 So there's my canty Highland sang About the thing I saw, Willie.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

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From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

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From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

at the time that

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

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

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ But when their gen'ral view'd our lines, And them in order saw, Willie, 35 He straight did march into the town, And back his left did draw, Willie: Thus we taught them the better gate, To get a better fa', Willie.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Up and war, &c._ And then we rally'd on the hills, 40 And bravely up did draw, Willie; But gin ye spear wha wan the day, I'll tell you what I saw, Willie: We baith did fight, and baith were beat, And baith did run awa', Willie.