Chapter XXXII

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From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

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From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

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From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

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

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

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From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

rid of obstructions

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

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

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

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From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

at a previous time

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

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

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

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From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

ten 10s

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

From this reading THE INVASION.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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 _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression “carry coals to Newcastle” meaning to do something unnecessary)

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

military supplies

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

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From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

superlative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

worried and uneasy

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

get rid of

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

move hurridly

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading THE INVASION.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

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From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

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From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

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

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

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From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading Our Scottish warriors on the heath, In close battalia stood; To free their country and their queen, Or shed their reddest blood.

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

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Sir Francis Fleming was master of the ordnance, and had fourteen hundred pioneers, under Captain John Brem, to clear the way before the guns, to build fascines, and so forth.

which person or people

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading The Anglo-Saxons' restless band Has cross'd the river Tweed; And ower the hills o' Lammermuir They've march'd wi' mickle speed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading _Twinlaw--Old Ballad._ Edward Duke of Somerset, formerly and better known in Scotland as that Earl of Hertford who led the invasion in the year 1544, had arrived at Newcastle on the 27th of August at the head of fourteen thousand two hundred Englishmen and many foreign auxiliaries, with fifteen pieces of cannon drawn by horses, and nine hundred waggons laden with stores.