Chapter XII

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

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

(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 My anxiety was extreme.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

move towards

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

causing inconvenience

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading This part of the bank of the river was entirely covered with trees and very high grass.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a man from your own country

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading This part of the bank of the river was entirely covered with trees and very high grass.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

traveling across

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

half the width of an em

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

an opposing military force

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a movement into or inward

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading This part of the bank of the river was entirely covered with trees and very high grass.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

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From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading My anxiety was extreme.

firmly closed or secured

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading This part of the bank of the river was entirely covered with trees and very high grass.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

not causing or capable of causing harm

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading This part of the bank of the river was entirely covered with trees and very high grass.

plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

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

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

the creation of something in the mind

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

at an uneven rate

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a landowner who leases to others

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

immediately past

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

the act of departing

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

fasten with a lock

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

putting the wrong interpretation on

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

above and across; more than

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “paddle” — small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading This part of the bank of the river was entirely covered with trees and very high grass.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

kick the ball

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

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

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

with success; in a successful manner

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

in the direction of

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading This part of the bank of the river was entirely covered with trees and very high grass.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

precisely as stated

From this reading This part of the bank of the river was entirely covered with trees and very high grass.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

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

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

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

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

at the time that

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was on Sunday, the 22nd day of November (the eighth day since I had escaped), that all my sufferings and perils were so amply rewarded, by my reaching the margin of this majestic stream, where I arrived at about one in the afternoon, but was distressed at not being able to discover the fishermen’s huts that had been described to me by my friend.

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

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The banks of the Rhine--Contemplations of crossing the river irregularly--Difficulties of finding a legal passage--Mistaking two armed officers for two harmless fishermen--An appeal to feelings, and a national assurance of patriotism--Cattle crossing the bridge of Kehl--An intermixture with the cattle, and a passage over the Rhine--Joy of being out of France--A progress towards Friburg--Contrast between a warm feather bed and bivouacing in the mud--An innocent landlord clever at a guess--An escape round Friburg--A night’s rest--_En route_ to Constance--A village inn--A countryman for a waiter, and a long gossip upon personal histories, and native places--The inconsistencies of superstition and hunger--My approach to Constance--Effects on the mind produced by its magnificent scenery, and beautiful lake--Crossing a branch of the Lake Constance--Leaving the kingdom of Wirtemberg, and entering the kingdom of Bavaria--A night’s rest in a Bavarian village--_La route_ to Lindau--Outmarching an enemy--The gate to Lindau--Successfully passing the sentinels--Elation of spirits--An awkward querist--Unsuccessful invention--A capture--Examination and imprisonment--Bitter reflections upon my cruel destiny.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I had traversed the bank in various directions without success, when I at last espied a small punt hauled into a creek, without sculls or paddles, and fastened by a lock and chain to a tree.