Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

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From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

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From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

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From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

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

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

(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 By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

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

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

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From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

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

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

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From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

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From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

group of people related by blood or marriage

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

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From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

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From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

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From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

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From this reading If the Irish were poorly set up in weapons the Gaels were worse.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

past form of “hamper” — prevent the progress or free movement of

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

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

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If the Irish were poorly set up in weapons the Gaels were worse.

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

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

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From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

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From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading If the Irish were poorly set up in weapons the Gaels were worse.

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From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

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From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

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 Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

march in a procession

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

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

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

plural of “matchlock” — an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

the force of workers available

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

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From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

not any; not one

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

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

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

From this reading If the Irish were poorly set up in weapons the Gaels were worse.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

Identical; not different.

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

cut with a saw

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading If the Irish were poorly set up in weapons the Gaels were worse.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

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

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But what were they?

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

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

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

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

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

From this reading If the Irish were poorly set up in weapons the Gaels were worse.

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

From this reading Add to this as many Highlanders under Montrose and his cousin Para Dubh of Inchbrackie, and there was but a force of 3500 men for the good government of Argile to face.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.

plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

From this reading If the Irish were poorly set up in weapons the Gaels were worse.

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

From this reading But what were they?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what were they?

in the company of; together with

From this reading By all accounts (brought in to the Marquis by foot-runners from the frontier of Lorn), the Irishry of Colkitto numbered no more than 1200, badly armed with old matchlocks and hampered by two or three dozen camp-women bearing the bairns of this dirty regiment at their breasts.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading If the Irish were poorly set up in weapons the Gaels were worse.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading On the 27th of July in this same year 1644 we saw his lordship and his clan march from Inneraora to the dreary north.