Chapter XXIX

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

consider or hold as true

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

tolerating without protest

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

past form of “accord” — go together

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

later than; following

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading FROM THE ALBERT NYANZA TO THE INDIAN OCEAN.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

have

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

third-person singular of “befall” — become of; happen to

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

plural of “carrier” — someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

the act of closing something

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a line of units following one after another

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

a government administrator

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

get the meaning of something

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

the way of administering a business

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

-ing form of “consider” — deem to be

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

a person who is recovering from illness

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the specified day of the month

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

to come or go into

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

plural of “expedition” — a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

with fatal consequences or implications

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a group of followers or enthusiasts

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

past form of “forward” — send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM THE ALBERT NYANZA TO THE INDIAN OCEAN.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

third-person singular of “furnish” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

foreshadow or presage

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

toward home

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

ten 10s

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading FROM THE ALBERT NYANZA TO THE INDIAN OCEAN.

unbiased impartial unconcern

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

harmed

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a commissioned military officer

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

march in a procession

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

come together

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

a form of address for a man

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

leave undone or leave out

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading FROM THE ALBERT NYANZA TO THE INDIAN OCEAN.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading FROM THE ALBERT NYANZA TO THE INDIAN OCEAN.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

and nothing more

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

repeat a passage from

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

without much difficulty

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

new

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

unusual or striking

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

in a serious manner

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

term of address for a man

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

possessive form of “stanley” — United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

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 Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

carry out

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

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

From this reading FROM THE ALBERT NYANZA TO THE INDIAN OCEAN.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

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

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

third-person singular of “threaten” — pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading FROM THE ALBERT NYANZA TO THE INDIAN OCEAN.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

precisely as stated

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

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

From this reading In a previous chapter reference is made to the hesitancy shown by Emin Pasha, Casati, and followers, to accept the escort of Stanley out of the country, and the time that was wasted in considering the proper step to take.

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

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

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

at the time that

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

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

From this reading That our reader may more fully comprehend how the patience of Stanley was tried at this time, we will quote from his letter to Sir William McKinnon, under date of August, 1889.

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

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.

destroyed in an accident

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In referring to this matter, Stanley says:-- “If you will bear in mind that August 17, 1888, after a march of six hundred miles to hunt up the rear column, I met only a miserable remnant of it, wrecked by the irresolution of its officers, neglect of their promises, and indifference to their written orders, you will readily understand why after another march of seven hundred miles I was a little put out when I discovered that, instead of performing their promise of conducting the garrison of Fort Bodo to Nyanza, Mr. Jephson and Emin Pasha had allowed themselves to be made prisoners on or about the very day they were expected by the garrison of Fort Bodo to reach them.

an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania

From this reading Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -- Receives Emin’s Reply, Accepting the Escort, on the Day he had Proposed to Begin his Return March -- Stanley Furnishes Carriers to Help him Up with his Luggage -- Stanley Greatly Hindered by the Suspicions of the Natives -- Convalescent from his Recent Severe Illness, Stanley leaves Kavalli with his United Expedition, for the Indian Ocean, April 12th -- Letter of Lieutenant W. G. Stairs -- Reaches Ursulala -- Stanley’s Letter to Sir Francis de Winston -- Expeditions Fitted Out and Forwarded to the Interior to Meet Stanley -- Stanley reaches Msuwah November 29th -- Meets the “Herald” Commissioner -- Reaches Mbiki, December 1st -- Kigiro, December 3d -- Bagamoyo, December 4th -- Grand Reception Accorded Stanley at Bagamoyo -- Enter Zanzibar December 5th -- Sad Accident Befalls Emin Pasha -- Seriously, if not Fatally, Injured -- The End of a Remarkable and Extraordinary Expedition -- The Closing Words of Stanley’s Story.