used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Little journeyings about England between boyhood and youth, then a stolen visit to Paris, in a college vacation.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
BelgiumnounUS /ˈbeldʒəm/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Little journeyings about England between boyhood and youth, then a stolen visit to Paris, in a college vacation.
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading Little journeyings about England between boyhood and youth, then a stolen visit to Paris, in a college vacation.
BrugesnounUS /ˈbruːdʒɪz/
a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
Béguines
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From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
CaironounUS /ˈkaɪroʊ/
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Little journeyings about England between boyhood and youth, then a stolen visit to Paris, in a college vacation.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
contemplateverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
ContinentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
Cornhill
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Croquis
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Eberfeld
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From this reading Then the residence at Weimar and Eberfeld, with rovings about Germany.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
exileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
fugitivenounUS /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
GhentnounUS /ɡent/
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
a quick look
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
Grisons
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From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
Guide-Books
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From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
HandbooksnounUS /ˈhændbʊks/
plural of “handbook” — a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
HelenanounUS /ˈhelənə/
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
HollandnounUS /ˈhɑːlənd/
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
journeyings
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From this reading Little journeyings about England between boyhood and youth, then a stolen visit to Paris, in a college vacation.
JourneysnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniz/
plural of “journey” — the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
LeafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
Murray'snounUS /ˈmɜːriz/
possessive form of “murray” — British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
the local environment
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
ResidencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
RhinenounUS /raɪn/
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
RoundaboutadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
rovingsnounUS /ˈroʊvɪŋz/
plural of “roving” — travelling about without any clear destination
From this reading Then the residence at Weimar and Eberfeld, with rovings about Germany.
Scribblings
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From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
Sketch-Book
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From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
SketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
SojournnounUS /ˈsoʊdʒərn/
a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
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From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Little journeyings about England between boyhood and youth, then a stolen visit to Paris, in a college vacation.
StudiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
ThackeraynounUS /ˈθækəri/
English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Little journeyings about England between boyhood and youth, then a stolen visit to Paris, in a college vacation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
ToursnounUS /tʊrz/
an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
TravellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
TravelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
TripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Little journeyings about England between boyhood and youth, then a stolen visit to Paris, in a college vacation.
VeronanounUS /vərˈoʊnə/
a city in Veneto on the River Adige
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Little journeyings about England between boyhood and youth, then a stolen visit to Paris, in a college vacation.
WaysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
WeimarnounUS /ˈvaɪmɑːr/
a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933
From this reading Then the residence at Weimar and Eberfeld, with rovings about Germany.
in or at the place that
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Another aspect in which it is agreeable to contemplate Thackeray is that of a traveller, for in this character he must have gone over a considerable portion of the more interesting parts of the world.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
youngsternounUS /ˈjʌŋstər/
a young person of either sex
From this reading From India to England, in his seventh year, with that memorable call at St. Helena, where the youngster caught a fugitive glimpse of the great Napoleon in his solitary exile.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Thackeray as a Traveller -- Journey in Youth from India to England -- Little Travels at Home -- Sojourn in Germany -- French Trips -- Residence in Paris -- Studies in Rome -- Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books -- Little Tours and Wayside Studies -- Brussels -- Ghent and the Béguines -- Bruges -- _Croquis_ in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent' -- Up the Rhine -- 'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo' -- Journeys to America -- Switzerland -- 'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book' -- The Grisons -- Verona -- 'Roundabout Journeys' -- Belgium and Holland.
