used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
achievedverbUS /əˈtʃiːvd/
past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
Balcarris
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From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
billowverbUS /ˈbɪloʊ/
rise up as if in waves
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
lacking funds
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
CampbellsnounUS /ˈkæmbəlz/
plural of “campbell” — United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Long, long shall our war-song exult in that day!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
Dundee
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From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
exultverbUS /ɪɡˈzʌlt/
feel extreme happiness or elation
From this reading Long, long shall our war-song exult in that day!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
followersnounUS /ˈfɑːloʊərz/
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
GaelnounUS /ɡeɪl/
a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
how
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From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
IAN
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From this reading IAN LOM, OF KEPPOCH.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
KEPPOCH
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From this reading IAN LOM, OF KEPPOCH.
KILLYCRANKIE
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From this reading THE PASS OF KILLYCRANKIE.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
Lochaber
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From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
Locheil
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From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
Lochness
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From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
LOM
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From this reading IAN LOM, OF KEPPOCH.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long, long shall our war-song exult in that day!
come together
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
noblesnounUS /ˈnoʊbəlz/
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PASS OF KILLYCRANKIE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Long, long shall our war-song exult in that day!
go across or through
From this reading THE PASS OF KILLYCRANKIE.
on the contrary
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
RevolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
except for; apart from
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Long, long shall our war-song exult in that day!
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
possessing sweep
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASS OF KILLYCRANKIE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
war-song
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From this reading Long, long shall our war-song exult in that day!
whirlwindnounUS /ˈwɜːrlwɪnd/
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The _Revolution_ might be said to be now fully achieved; save Dundee, Balcarris, and a few of their followers, all had submitted to the new sovereign whom these two nobles would rather have slain than acknowledged.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Heard ye not! heard ye not! how that whirlwind the Gael, Through Lochaber swept down from Lochness to Locheil-- And the Campbells to meet them in battle array, Came on like the billow, and broke like its spray!
