Chapter XXVI

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From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

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

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

to gain with effort

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

of short duration or distance

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

not as far along as normal in development

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

the act of departing

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

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

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

-ing form of “except” — take exception to

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

in tiny pieces

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

grow vigorously

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

plural of “growth” — (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

for more time

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

city in western Colombia; important coffee center

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

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

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

a wind that blows from the north

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

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From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

uniquely or characteristically

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

established beyond doubt

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

a port city in eastern Mexico

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

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

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The palms of Vera Cruz are finely developed, but they do not attain the size of those at Medellin, twelve miles down the coast.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

used of high or hilly country

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

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From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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From this reading Medellin is a summer resort of the Veracruzanos; they go there for recreation during the hot season, or at least such of them as cannot afford the longer journey to Orizaba and the mountain regions.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

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

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

past form of “welcome” — accept gladly

From this reading They welcomed the palm-trees as old friends; the palm does not flourish in Mexico at a greater elevation than 1500 feet above the level of the sea excepting under peculiarly favorable circumstances.

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

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE ALAMEDA OF VERA CRUZ.--TROPICAL GROWTHS.--THE _PALO DE LECHE_ AND ITS PECULIARITIES.--A DANGEROUS PLANT.--FOUNTAINS AND WATER-CARRIERS.--GOVERNOR'S PALACE.--BRIEF HISTORY OF VERA CRUZ.--PILLAGED BY PIRATES AND CAPTURED IN WARS.--FORTRESS OF SAN JUAN DE ULLOA.--HORRORS OF A MEXICAN PRISON.--EXCURSION TO JALAPA.--THE NATIONAL BRIDGE.--CERRO GORDO.--GENERAL SCOTT'S VICTORY.--JALAPA.--A CITY OF MISTS.--STAPLE PRODUCTS OF THE REGION.--JALAP AND ITS QUALITIES.--PRETTY WOMEN.--PECULIARITIES OF THE STREETS.--ORIZABA AND PEROTE.--NEW RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.--TAMPICO AND ANTON LIZARDO.--DELAYED BY A NORTHER.--DEPARTURE BY STEAMER.--FAREWELL TO VERA CRUZ.

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

From this reading The walk of our young friends took them to the Alameda, which proved unusually attractive, as it was filled with tropical plants and trees to which their eyes had not been accustomed in the upland region.