Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

anew

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

in addition

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

move towards

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

past form of “approach” — move towards

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

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From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

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From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

a state at a particular time

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

every person

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

set up or found

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

the act of departing

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

ten 10s

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

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From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

immediately past

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

the act of tarrying

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

not any; not one

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

a relatively flat highland

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

by chance

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

past form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

confined on all sides

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

believed likely

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

two times

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

From this reading I found it a village of not more than four or five hundred inhabitants, set in the midst of a green plateau surrounded by gaunt hills, and watered by a fair, broad stream.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Our papers, however, were in perfect order, and Brunow in particular was so well provided with credentials that we were easily set going again, and so by a circuitous road we approached Itzia, and finally pounced down upon it from the hills.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Twice this innocent blind brought us into collision with the military police, who were in a condition of perpetual disquiet, and suspected everybody.

at the time that

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.

which person or people

From this reading It was Brunow who suggested this lingering method of approach, and it was he also who gave a semblance of nature to our proceedings by pausing here and there to set up his camp-stool and easel in some picturesque defile, or in the streets of some quaint village.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We travelled at apparent random for nearly three weeks, and when at last we reached Itzia, no man could possibly have guessed that we had set out with that little place as our serious destination.