Chapter XXI

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From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

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From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

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From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

serving as an essential component

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

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From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

the act of conquering

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

money collected under a tariff

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

very lively and profitable

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

having unexpected good fortune

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

a person of French nationality

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

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

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

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

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

a single distinct event

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

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From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

aristocrats holding the rank of knight

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

the act of departing

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

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

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

social deportment

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

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

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

according to the clock

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

above and across; more than

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

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

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

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

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Leaving the city of Mexico at half-past seven o'clock one morning by the Central Railway, they reached Tula at 9.40 A.M.; the distance is about fifty miles, and the route is the same as already described, through the Nochistongo cut.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

a member of the Nahuatl speaking people of central and southern Mexico

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

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From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

create by training and teaching

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

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From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

of one mind; without dissent

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

the activity of making visits

From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

past form of “vote” — express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote

From this reading The returning train at 4.40 P.M. brought them back to the city at seven o'clock, and the trio unanimously voted that they had passed a most agreeable and instructive day.

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

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

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

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

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

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading The perusal of this book led them to wish to visit Tula, which is famous for having been a city of the Toltecs, and a flourishing place at the time of the Conquest.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.

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From this reading EXCURSION TO TULA.--AN ANCIENT CITY OF THE TOLTECS.--CHURCH OF THE TIME OF CORTEZ.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE TOLTECS.--TOLTEC KINGS, COURTS, AND KNIGHTHOOD.--RUINS OF THE TEMPLE AND PALACE.--JOURNEY TO MORELOS.--INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY.--MORELOS AND HIS SERVICES TO MEXICO.--CUAUTLA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.--TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--DOWN THE SOUTHERN SLOPE.--IN TIERRA CALIENTE.--VISITING A SUGAR ESTATE.--TO YAUTEPEC AND CUERNAVACA.--RIDE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.--SITUATION OF CUERNAVACA.--OLD CHURCH AND PALACE OF CORTEZ.--A FORTUNATE FRENCHMAN.--ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN THE CAPTURE OF CUERNAVACA.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading One of the volumes in which our young friends were interested during their stay in Mexico was "The Ancient Cities of the New World," by M. Charnay.