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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
abbey
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From this reading Precisely as the abbey church clock struck six, the insurgents rode out of Hexham.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Precisely as the abbey church clock struck six, the insurgents rode out of Hexham.
assembled
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
bury
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
chief
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From this reading The chief command of his troop was therefore temporarily given to Lord Derwentwater.
Church
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
clock
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From this reading Precisely as the abbey church clock struck six, the insurgents rode out of Hexham.
command
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From this reading The chief command of his troop was therefore temporarily given to Lord Derwentwater.
confer
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
COUNTRY
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From this reading I.--THE JUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH COUNTRY SCOTS.
county
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
delay
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
Derwentwater
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From this reading The chief command of his troop was therefore temporarily given to Lord Derwentwater.
early
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
earnest
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
endeavour
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
Forster's
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
friends
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
General
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
given
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From this reading The chief command of his troop was therefore temporarily given to Lord Derwentwater.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
Hexham
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
High
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
hour
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.--THE JUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH COUNTRY SCOTS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
induce
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
insurgent
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
insurgents
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From this reading Precisely as the abbey church clock struck six, the insurgents rode out of Hexham.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
Jacobites
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
JUNCTION
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From this reading I.--THE JUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH COUNTRY SCOTS.
Lancashire
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
leave
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
Lord
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
marching
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
market-place
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
out
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From this reading Precisely as the abbey church clock struck six, the insurgents rode out of Hexham.
Precisely
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From this reading Precisely as the abbey church clock struck six, the insurgents rode out of Hexham.
preparatory
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
request
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
rise
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
rode
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From this reading Precisely as the abbey church clock struck six, the insurgents rode out of Hexham.
Roth
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
SCOTS
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From this reading I.--THE JUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH COUNTRY SCOTS.
six
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From this reading Precisely as the abbey church clock struck six, the insurgents rode out of Hexham.
SOUTH
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From this reading I.--THE JUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH COUNTRY SCOTS.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Precisely as the abbey church clock struck six, the insurgents rode out of Hexham.
temporarily
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From this reading The chief command of his troop was therefore temporarily given to Lord Derwentwater.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I.--THE JUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH COUNTRY SCOTS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The chief command of his troop was therefore temporarily given to Lord Derwentwater.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
Tories
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
town
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
troop
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From this reading The chief command of his troop was therefore temporarily given to Lord Derwentwater.
troops
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
undertaken
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
very
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chief command of his troop was therefore temporarily given to Lord Derwentwater.
whole
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From this reading |Next morning, at a very early hour, the whole of the insurgent troops assembled in the market-place of the ancient town of Hexham, preparatory to marching to Roth bury.
Widdrington
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From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I.--THE JUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH COUNTRY SCOTS.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Here Lord Widdrington took leave of his friends for a time, having, at General Forster's earnest request, undertaken another journey into Lancashire to confer with the Jacobites and High Church Tories in that county, and endeavour to induce them to rise without delay.
