Chapter III · Revolution and Rose-Water

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

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

a person who enjoys taking risks

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

a friendly nation

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

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

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

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

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

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

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

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From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

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

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

a brother by marriage

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

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

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

plural of “claimant” — someone who claims a benefit or right or title

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

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From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

a native of ancient Troy

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

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

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

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From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

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From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

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

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

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

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

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

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

of great significance or value

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

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

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

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From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

and nothing more

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

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From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

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

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

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From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

come together

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

a particular point in time

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

and nothing more

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

yielding a fair profit

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

provided with a secure reputation

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

precisely, exactly

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

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From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

an easy victory

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

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

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

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

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

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From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

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

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

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

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.

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

From this reading The Prince of Dardania was a true friend, an ally to be depended upon.

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

From this reading Eirene had felt this from the moment she perceived that he had sent his brother-in-law in command of the guard which was to meet the travellers at the frontier and escort them to the city.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading True, Colonel Roburoff was only a handsome Scythian officer with whom Princess Ludmilla of Dardania had made a runaway match, but her brother had taken the couple back into favour, and the successful adventurer commanded his Guard.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Princess Eirene Theophanis sat alone in the garden at Bashi Konak, her fingers busied with embroidery, her mind with the progress made by her husband’s cause since their arrival at the little Dardanian capital.

but in spite of that

From this reading That he should be sent to receive Prince and Princess Theophanis showed a just sense of their exact position, as claimants _de jure_ of a right not yet recognised _de facto_, paying a private visit from which important public events might hereafter develop.