Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

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

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

(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 Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

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

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

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From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

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

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

ruined by overcooking

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

showing who or what does the action

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

-ing form of “coin” — make up

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

brought together in one place

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

put to death as punishment

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

bringing death

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

plural of “felon” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

an association of criminals

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902)

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

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From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

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

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

an executioner who hangs the condemned person

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

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From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

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

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

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

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

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From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

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

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

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

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

a small worthless amount

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

immediately past

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

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From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

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plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

the force of workers available

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

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From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

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

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

above and across; more than

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

past form of “pelt” — cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

any competition

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

plural of “robbery” — larceny by threat of violence

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

larceny by threat of violence

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

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

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

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From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

transport in a sleigh

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

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From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

make square

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

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From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

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

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

in or at that place or location

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

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

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

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

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

plural of “traitor” — someone who betrays his country by committing treason

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

plural of “transport” — something that serves as a means of transportation

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the act of testing something

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

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From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

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

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

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

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

From this reading Hayes's Head exhibited at St. Margaret's, Westminster Catherine Hayes burnt for the murder of her husband Joseph Blake attempting the life of Jonathan Wild An Execution in Smithfield Market Highway Robbery of His Majesty's Mail A Gang of

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

at the time that

From this reading Sarah Goldington A Prisoner Under Pressure in Newgate The Hangman arrested when attending John Meff to Tyburn Stephen Gardiner making his dying speech at Tyburn Jack Sheppard in the Stone Room in Newgate Trial of a Highwayman at

which person or people

From this reading Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences _Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs, and Published in 1735_ Murder on Hounslow Heath Matthew Clark cutting the throat of

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading the Old Bailey Jonathan Wild pelted by the mob on his way to Tyburn A Condemned Man drawn on a Sledge to Tyburn The Murder of John Hayes: Catherine Hayes, Wood and Billings cutting off the head John

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Men and Women Transports being marched from Newgate to Blackfriars _To close the scene of all his actions he Was brought from Newgate to the fatal tree; And there his life resigned, his race is run, And Tyburn ends what wickedness begun._ If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs took there a last farewell of a world they were too bad or too good to live in.