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15th
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
accursed
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
Admiral
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
all
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
archers
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
arm
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From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
armour
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
bailie
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Bid
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From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
brief
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
burgher-archers
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
cardinal
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
city
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
COLLEGE
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From this reading THE COLLEGE OF JUSTICE.
conformably
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
contrived
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
Craigmillar
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
dawned
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
devils
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
Edinburgh
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
eminence
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
entered
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
entrance
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
eternal
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
exactly
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
fiend
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
forth
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From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
full
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
Heavily
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
hell
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From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Honourable
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
honoured
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
horse
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
hour
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
hundred
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
John
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
joined
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
July
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
JUSTICE
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From this reading THE COLLEGE OF JUSTICE.
keep
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
Kirk-of-field
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Knight
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
lined
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Lord
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
louringly
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Magdalene
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
magic
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
Maid
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From this reading SCHILLER'S _Maid of Orleans_ The summer solstice was passed.
marked
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From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
months
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Muckleheid
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
new
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COLLEGE OF JUSTICE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
orders
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Orleans
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From this reading SCHILLER'S _Maid of Orleans_ The summer solstice was passed.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
own
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From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCHILLER'S _Maid of Orleans_ The summer solstice was passed.
portes
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Preston
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Provost
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
puncture
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From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
Queen
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
sabbath
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
SCHILLER'S
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From this reading SCHILLER'S _Maid of Orleans_ The summer solstice was passed.
see
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From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
sell
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
senior
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
sheathed
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Simon
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
Sir
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
solstice
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From this reading SCHILLER'S _Maid of Orleans_ The summer solstice was passed.
soul
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
spot
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
streets
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
stretch
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From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
summer
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From this reading SCHILLER'S _Maid of Orleans_ The summer solstice was passed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLLEGE OF JUSTICE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
there
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
three
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
tree
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
two
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
unclosed
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
vain-glory
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SCHILLER'S _Maid of Orleans_ The summer solstice was passed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
world
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
Wynd
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From this reading Heavily and louringly the 15th of July dawned over Edinburgh; and one hour after the portes were unclosed, the Right Honourable Knight, Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, the new Lord Provost of the city and Admiral of the Forth, entered by the Kirk-of-field Wynd, sheathed in full armour, with a party of horse; when, conformably to the orders of his eminence the cardinal, John Muckleheid, senior bailie, joined him with three hundred archers--the same burgher-archers who had lined the streets exactly two months before, on the entrance of Queen Magdalene.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Bid her stretch forth her arm, and ye will see The puncture, by which hell hath marked its own."
yore
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From this reading "No! in an accursed spot--our magic tree, Where devils from of yore their sabbath keep-- Has all this been contrived; there did she sell Her soul to the eternal fiend, to be With brief vain-glory honoured in this world.
