1690
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From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
1st
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From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
battalionsnounUS /bəˈtæljənz/
plural of “battalion” — an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading It consisted of twenty-four squadrons of horse, and six battalions of infantry.
BoynenounUS /bɔɪn/
a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
lacking funds
From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
make calm or still
From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading It consisted of twenty-four squadrons of horse, and six battalions of infantry.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
placed crosswise
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It consisted of twenty-four squadrons of horse, and six battalions of infantry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
infantrynounUS /ˈɪnfəntri/
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading It consisted of twenty-four squadrons of horse, and six battalions of infantry.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consisted of twenty-four squadrons of horse, and six battalions of infantry.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
not any; not one
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
and nothing more
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
precisely, exactly
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
Schomberg
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From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
shallows
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From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
skirmishers
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From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
Slane
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From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
squadronsnounUS /ˈskwɑːdrənz/
plural of “squadron” — a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
From this reading It consisted of twenty-four squadrons of horse, and six battalions of infantry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
in the direction of
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading The morning of Tuesday, the 1st of July, 1690, broke calm and bright.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading It consisted of twenty-four squadrons of horse, and six battalions of infantry.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
which person or people
From this reading No serious resistance was offered to their passage of the Boyne, as the Irish had here only some parties of skirmishers, who fell back as they advanced.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading At about six o'clock in the morning the English right wing, under General Douglas and Count Schomberg, marched towards Slane.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As they marched along at the back of the river, they discovered several shallows, and crossed without proceeding as far as Slane.
