Chapter XII

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

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

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

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

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

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

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading I was beginning to breathe more freely now that I was on my way to a neutral country.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading I was beginning to breathe more freely now that I was on my way to a neutral country.

past form of “bundle” — make into a bundle

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

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

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

a space into which an area is subdivided

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

-ing form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading I was beginning to breathe more freely now that I was on my way to a neutral country.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

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

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

in a free manner

From this reading I was beginning to breathe more freely now that I was on my way to a neutral country.

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

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

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

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

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

relating to or characteristic of Hungary

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

and nothing more

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

immediately past

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

go away from a place

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

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

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

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

From this reading I was beginning to breathe more freely now that I was on my way to a neutral country.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

having no personal preference

From this reading I was beginning to breathe more freely now that I was on my way to a neutral country.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

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

From this reading I was beginning to breathe more freely now that I was on my way to a neutral country.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

having official authority or sanction

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

and nothing more

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

above and across; more than

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

any authorization to pass or go somewhere

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

cause to suffer a blight

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

almost; nearly

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

continue talking

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

produced or growing in extreme abundance

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

plural of “protest” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

free from harm or evil

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

a person, without saying who

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

in or at or to some place

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

believed likely

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

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

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

create by training and teaching

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

a source of difficulty

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

producing no result or effect

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading At the end of about an hour, when I really felt justified in congratulating myself upon being practically safe, an official came through to my compartment of the train, asking to see the passport of each passenger.

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 FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

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

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I was beginning to breathe more freely now that I was on my way to a neutral country.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

at the time that

From this reading The train for Feldkirch, the station on the Austrian-Swiss frontier from which I had set out a few weeks previously, was just on the point of starting when I climbed into the carriage, my hand luggage being bundled in behind me.

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

From this reading I had only four hours in Vienna, and in that time there was a great deal to do, which I had better not detail here lest I get someone into trouble.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading FRENCH THOROUGHNESS I Leave Vienna--I am Ordered Back--I Risk Proceeding on My Journey--A Friendly Hungarian Officer--Over the Swiss Frontier--My Frankness My Undoing--The French Super-Official--I am Detained Somewhere in France--My Protests Unavailing--I am Suspected of the Plague--Left Behind--_The Daily Mail_ to the Rescue--Profuse Apologies--I Proceed to Paris--“You Will Never Convince England”--London at Last--Rest.