Chapter IV

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

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

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

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

plural of “bastion” — a group that defends a principle

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

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From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

(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 He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

lacking funds

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

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From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

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

From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

an occurrence of something

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

being one more than seven

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

an old word for “before”

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

construct, build, or erect

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

apart from; not including

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

the head of a state government

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

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

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

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

From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

ten 10s

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

something that is lost

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

march in a procession

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

the force of workers available

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

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

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

participate in games or sport

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

term of address for a man

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

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

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

resistant to change of position or condition

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

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From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

acceptance of despair

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering

From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

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

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

by that means or because of that

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

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From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

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

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

the upper part of anything

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

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

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

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

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Finding their batt’ry was too far, They erect another half way nigh’r; But being in a hollower place, It did not alter much the case, Except the cohorns and some bombs Broke some roofs, beat down two _lums_; Three men indeed they did dissable, And kill’d a poor horse in a stable.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

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

From this reading Now for some time they stopped were, Thro’ loss of their chief engineer, And ere another fill’d his place, The garrison had their wall in case, Their bastions raised seven feet high, Ere the besiegers did draw nigh.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Stapleton a French _Tambour_ sent, Beating a parly on he went: The captain ask’d for what he came?

in the company of; together with

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.

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 It was on March the twenti’th day, Their battery began to play, From a hill top, call’d Sugar loaf, Eight hundred yards, or thereby off: Their shots fell weak and came too short, Some fell before they reach’d the fort: Cohorns, bombs and a twelve pounder In vain at such a distance thunder.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He said, From gen’ral Stapleton, To you, Sir Governor, with this letter, ’Tis to surrender, You can’t do better.