Chapter XIII

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From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

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From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

more than enough in size or scope or capacity

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

plural of “anticipation” — an expectation

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

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

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the state of being imprisoned

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

bound with chains

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

things that make you comfortable and at ease

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

plural of “craving” — an intense desire for some particular thing

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

traveling across

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

inappropriate to reality or facts

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a prescribed selection of foods

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

being one more than ten

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

someone who guards prisoners

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the act of departing

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

to a considerable degree

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

provoking horror

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

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

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the state of being imprisoned

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

plural of “keeper” — someone in charge of other people

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the act of departing politely

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

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

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

completely unclothed

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

plural of “padlock” — a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

having a point

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

be shown or be found to be

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

snacks and drinks served as a light meal

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

free from harm or evil

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the removal of covering

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

acceptance of despair

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading I therefore pointed out to my keepers the exhausted state of my body, and begged that I might have some refreshment, however humble or however small.

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

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

before a time limit expires

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

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

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

not wise in the ways of the world

From this reading This was ample for the accommodation of unsophisticated man, but external conveniences are not a substitute for the cravings of hunger.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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

From this reading It was on a dreary Sunday night, the 29th of November (1807), that I was led into this gaol.

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From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

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From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.

at the time that

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading A fresh incarceration--Stripping a prisoner naked a more effectual detainer than chains and padlocks--Hopes of escape prove delusive--Gaol surgery and gaol diet--A timely loan of books--A short visit from a Swiss captive--Orders to prepare for a return to France--A heavy chain and huge padlock--The mob at Lindau--Leave-taking between a prisoner and the gaoler and gaoler’s wife--The road to France--Going to bed in chains--Strict watchings--Chances of a rescue--Anticipations of the horrors of Bitche--Commiseration of my guards--Crossing the bridge of Kehl--A surrender to the French _gendarmes_--Captivity in the military gaol of Strasbourg--A kind gaoler and as kind a wife--His gratitude for English kindness when a prisoner of war--Examined by the police--Affectionate leave-taking of the honest gaoler and his wife--On the road to Bitche, heavily chained to eleven Corsicans going to suffer military execution--The horrible dungeon of Niederbronn--A revolting night’s confinement--Dreadful sufferings of two of the Corsican soldiers--Distant prospects of Bitche--Anticipations of a cruel confinement--Arrival at the fortress.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The gaoler and his keepers placed me in a tolerably decent, well-furnished apartment, with a bed, stove, table, and chair.