Chapter V

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

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

anew

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

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

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

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

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

away from the right path or direction

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

(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 At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

placed in a grave

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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From this reading HEIMAN’S DATCH.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

plural of “emigrant” — someone who leaves one country to settle in another

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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 At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

record in a public office or in a court of law

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

a tract of land used for burials

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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From this reading HEIMAN’S DATCH.

the activity of keeping something secret

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

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

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

in other respects or ways

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

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

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

carry out

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

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

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

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From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

in a way that was not expected

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

precisely as stated

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

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

From this reading At Duapsè there is an English (Indo-European) telegraph station, so, though unexpectedly thrown on my own resources again, I was much better off than I might otherwise have been.

accept gladly

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

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

From this reading The Englishmen gave me a cordial welcome, and were very good to me.

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

From this reading Duapsè, I am informed, is built on a graveyard, in which are buried numbers of the victims of the Russo-Tscherkess war.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Duapsè--Tscherkess emigrants--By the sea-shore--Superb scenery--Drunken guides--A Cossack station--Bears--Take possession of a ruined villa--Hiding our provisions--Wild swine--Astray in the jungle--A rough breakfast--Boars in file--A missfire--Forest fruit--Lose our horses--A panther--Night-watch--Shooting in the dark--On the trail--_Barse_--A friendly Cossack--Deserted by my servants.