used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
bogverbUS /bɑːɡ/
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
Camerons
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From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
dragoonverb
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
fordableadjective
shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
gallopedverbUS /ˈɡæləpt/
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
HanoveriannounUS /ˌhænoʊˈvɪriən/
any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
HighlandnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
HighlandersnounUS /ˈhaɪlændərz/
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
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 Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
Macdonalds
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From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
march in a procession
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
become covered with mist
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
morassnounUS /mərˈæs/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
not any; not one
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
omennounUS /ˈoʊmən/
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
Perthshiremen
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From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
with speed
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
regimentsnounUS /ˈredʒəmənts/
plural of “regiment” — army unit smaller than a division
From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
sentinelnounUS /ˈsentənəl/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
having a supporting base
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
stepping-stone
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From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
Stewarts
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From this reading Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
not in physical motion
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the darkness the Prince missed a stepping-stone and slipped into the bog, but recovered so quickly that no one had time to draw a bad omen from the accident.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under cover of this the Highlanders passed the morass in the one fordable place.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A Hanoverian dragoon, standing sentinel near this point, heard the march of the soldiers while they were still invisible in the dusk, and galloped off to give the alarm, but not before the Highland army was free from the swamp and had formed in two lines on the plain.
a Caucasian
From this reading Up on the hill the sky was clear, but a thick white mist covered the plain.
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 Macdonalds and Camerons and Stewarts were in the first line; behind, at a distance of fifty yards, the Perthshiremen and other regiments led by Charles himself.
