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Aiodh
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
air
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alley
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
armour
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
arms
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banner
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
battle
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
blew
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
bright
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
Bürger-platz
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came
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centre
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
chimney-tops
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
Clan
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coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
companies
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
dawn
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
dewy
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
Donald
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
drawn
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
drums
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
echoing
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
Elbe
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
fantastic
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
fell
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
fierce
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
fifes
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
fifteen
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
flanks
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
flapping
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
forth
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
gables
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
glimmering
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
Highlanders
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
Hoarse
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
horseback
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
line
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
loud
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
Mackay
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
marching
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
martial
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
men
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
misty
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
musketeers
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
often
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
pale
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
pibroch
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
pikes
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
pipers
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
pipes
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
place
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
quickly
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
rang
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
ranks
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From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fifteen companies of Highlanders fell quickly into their ranks; the musketeers in the centre with the colours, the pikes on the flanks, the drums, fifes, and pipes on the right of the line.
sat
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
SCOTTISH
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From this reading THE SCOTTISH STANDARD.
sheathed
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
shrill
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
Sir
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
STANDARD
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From this reading THE SCOTTISH STANDARD.
steep
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
storks
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
Strathnaver
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
street
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
streets
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
summoned
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
sword
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCOTTISH STANDARD.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
There
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
tribes
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
turns
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
unfurled
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From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
victory
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
wailing
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
waters
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
white
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
wild
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From this reading Hoarse and fierce, and wild and wailing, by turns it rang in the echoing streets "_The white banner of Clan Aiodh,_" that martial air which so often has summoned the tribes of Strathnaver to battle and victory; and, from every street and alley, our men came forth in marching order to the place of arms.
wings
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From this reading The pale dawn was glimmering on the misty waters of the Elbe, and the storks were flapping their dewy wings on the steep gables and fantastic chimney-tops, when our pipers in the Bürger-platz blew loud and shrill the pibroch of Mackay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There the colours were unfurled, and Sir Donald, sheathed in his bright armour, sat on horseback with his sword drawn.
