Chapter XXV

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From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

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

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

(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 _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

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

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)

From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

past form of “approach” — move towards

From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

without stop or interruption

From this reading THE NEISH'S HEAD--STORY CONTINUED.

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

inflected form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

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From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

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From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

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 NEISH'S HEAD--STORY CONTINUED.

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

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

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

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

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

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

a projection or ridge that suggests a keel

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

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From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

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From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

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

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

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From this reading THE NEISH'S HEAD--STORY CONTINUED.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

and nothing more

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

the act of despoiling a country in warfare

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

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From this reading And now approached St. Fillan's Day, 1523, the first anniversary of their disastrous defeat in Glenboultachan.

not in physical motion

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE NEISH'S HEAD--STORY CONTINUED.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Live for that cause alone, with it to fall, A bleeding mother's is a holy call.

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

From this reading THE NEISH'S HEAD--STORY CONTINUED.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

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

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

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

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

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

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

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

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

belonging to which person

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading _Portugal: a Poem._ It was a year of danger, wounds, and rapine; still the MacNeishes, in their wave-surrounded fortress, defied all, and escaped every attempt to capture or destroy them; for still their boat was the only one whose keel ploughed the waters of Lochearn.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Thus to her children Luisa speaks--she cries, With you, my sons, my fate, my vengeance lies!