Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

later than; following

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

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

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

established by authority; given authoritative approval

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

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

From this reading YOU ARE THE MAN.

giving confidence

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

a group that defends a principle

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

plural of “claw” — sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

tilt or slant to one side

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

straighten with a comb

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

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

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

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

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

take in liquids

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

take in solid food

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

past form of “flavor” — lend flavor to

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

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

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

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

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

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

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

be suspended or hanging

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

the back of a horse

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

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

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

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

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

A series of words said as a magic spell or charm to summon supernatural forces.

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

be incompatible; be or come into conflict

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

in the recent past

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

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

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

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

From this reading YOU ARE THE MAN.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

on one occasion

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

and nothing more

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

asked for

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

meet the requirements or expectations of

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

in secrecy; not openly

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

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

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

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

From this reading YOU ARE THE MAN.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

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

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

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

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

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

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

precisely as stated

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading She was to drink nothing but water and physic (of the latter very little), eat animal food only once a day, and that sparingly, and walk two hours every morning; and finding that she could ride on horseback (like a man), though she had lately abandoned the exercise, I told her to ride two hours every evening.

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

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Then the negro sacrificed a cock in the royal presence, and performed an incantation in the most approved African fashion, and we made the creature's claws and comb into an amulet, which I requested the queen to hang round her neck.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Early next morning I sent Gahra secretly up to the lake on the bastion for a jar of chalybeate water, which, after being colored with red earth and flavored with wild garlic, was nauseous enough to satisfy the most exacting of physic swallowers.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading This done, I gave my instructions, assuring her that if she failed in any particular to observe them my efforts would be vain, and her cure impossible.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading YOU ARE THE MAN.