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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
advance
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
all
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
arable
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
arquebuses
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
aspect
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From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIGHT AT INVERTEIL.
bare
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
bear
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
broom
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
CALDERON
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
concealed
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
country
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From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
covered
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
crossed
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From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
customary
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
days
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From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
dense
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
emotions
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From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
exultation
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From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
fertile
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
FIGHT
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From this reading THE FIGHT AT INVERTEIL.
filled
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
flowed
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
fugitive
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From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
gigantic
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
glens
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
harness
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
hasten
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
heart
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From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
horsemen
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
innumerable
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
INVERTEIL
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From this reading THE FIGHT AT INVERTEIL.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
Kinghorn
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From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
lance
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
lands
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
Many
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
marshes
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
messenger
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From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
mosses
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
natural
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
now
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From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
other
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
pasture
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
places
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
Placing
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
rage
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From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
ranks
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
receive
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From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
rode
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From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
size
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
straths
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT AT INVERTEIL.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
then
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
thickets
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading With a heart divided between emotions of rage and exultation, the fugitive messenger rode towards Kinghorn.
tract
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From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
very
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From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
water
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The aspect of the tract of country he crossed is very different now from what it was in those days.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
whins
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Let us hasten to receive them, Placing in the foremost ranks, Those who bear the arquebuses; Let the horsemen next advance, With the customary splendour Of the harness and the lance."--CALDERON.
wood
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From this reading Many places that are bare pasture lands were then covered by dense thickets of natural wood; other places, that are now fertile and arable, were covered with broom and whins of such gigantic size that horsemen might have been concealed among them; while all the straths and glens were filled with the water which then flowed through innumerable mosses and marshes.