Chapter VIII

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

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

forsake, leave behind

From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

later than; following

From this reading The allies won battle after battle.

the state of being allied or confederated

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945

From this reading The allies won battle after battle.

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From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

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

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading The allies won battle after battle.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading From the theatre of war came good tidings.

a young person of either sex

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

plural of “combat” — an engagement fought between two military forces

From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark

From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

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From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

causing or capable of causing death

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

the act of departing

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

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From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

an opposing military force

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

possessive form of “frederick” — a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading From the theatre of war came good tidings.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

fighting; acts of overt warfare

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

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

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

and nothing more

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

the literary culture

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

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From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

kept in good condition

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

held or filled or in use

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

and nothing more

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

the act of departing politely

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

return to an original state

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

deteriorate in health

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

restored to a new condition

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

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From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

at the same instant

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

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

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading From the theatre of war came good tidings.

information about recent and important events

From this reading From the theatre of war came good tidings.

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

From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

soldiers collectively

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

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

From this reading Schleswig and Jutland up to Limfjord were occupied by our troops, and the enemy only maintained himself in the lines at Düppel and at Alsen.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

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

From this reading Immediately after the first combats the Danes were forced to abandon the entire Danewerk.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The course of the Danish war.--Suspension of hostilities.--War renewed.--My husband ordered off just on the eve of my confinement.--The parting.--My confinement occurs simultaneously with my husband’s departure.--A dead child.--The mother in deadly peril.--Frederick’s letters from the seat of war.--Cousin Godfrey and the alliance between Austria and Prussia.--My recovery.--Anxiety and relapse.--Return of my husband._

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading The allies won battle after battle.