Chapter XVIII

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From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading We resolved to persevere in our American fiction, if nothing arose to induce us to the contrary.

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

subject to appointment

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading We resolved to persevere in our American fiction, if nothing arose to induce us to the contrary.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a native or inhabitant of Austria

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

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From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

formal or perfunctory politeness

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading We resolved to persevere in our American fiction, if nothing arose to induce us to the contrary.

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From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

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From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

your usual mood

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

an opposing military force

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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 Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

beyond normal limits

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading We resolved to persevere in our American fiction, if nothing arose to induce us to the contrary.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a person of German nationality

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

plural of “glory” — a state of high honor

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

the head of a state government

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading We resolved to persevere in our American fiction, if nothing arose to induce us to the contrary.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

cause to arise

From this reading We resolved to persevere in our American fiction, if nothing arose to induce us to the contrary.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the position of a lieutenant

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

march in a procession

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

connected with or belonging to or used in a navy

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

the middle of the day

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading We resolved to persevere in our American fiction, if nothing arose to induce us to the contrary.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the near or foreseeable future

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

plural of “passport” — any authorization to pass or go somewhere

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

be persistent, refuse to stop

From this reading We resolved to persevere in our American fiction, if nothing arose to induce us to the contrary.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

a payment of money sent to a person in another place

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

determined

From this reading We resolved to persevere in our American fiction, if nothing arose to induce us to the contrary.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

being four more than seventy

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

an associate on the same ship with you

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

term of address for a man

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

believed likely

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

in the direction of

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

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

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

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

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

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

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Our fate depended on what might be the momentary disposition of the Austrian Government towards England and America.

at the time that

From this reading We had now reached about the noon of the 17th of October 1808, when an escort or guard was appointed for our custody, and we were put upon our march for Salzburg.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ball--Unexpected meeting with old friends escaped from Bitche--Promoted to a lieutenancy in the _Warrior_ (a seventy-four)--The glories of the naval service opened to me.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.

people who are wounded

From this reading Our arrival at Salzburg--The Director of Police--Perseverance in our tale of being Americans--Suspected of being spies--Austrian feelings favourable towards England and Englishmen--Confession of the truth--Treated well as English officers--An excellent inn--A kind governor--Great civility--Despatches from Vienna--Passports ordered for us--A remittance of money from Vienna--Passports for Trieste--Our journey--German students and dog Latin--Clagenfurt--Laibach--Banditti--A mountain scene--An Irish watch-fire--Arrival at Trieste--Ecstasies at beholding the Gulf and the English frigate in the offing--Our embarkation--Picked up by the _Amphion’s_ boat--An old friend and shipmate--Discovering an enemy--A desperate and unsuccessful fight--The killed and wounded--Shot through the right arm--Valour of Lieut. G. M. Jones--His wound--Excessive kindness of the _Amphion’s_ captain and officers--The _Spider_ brig--Corfu--Malta--Sir Alex.