1698
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From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
Berwick
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From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Here, in the best room of a peasant’s cottage, lived the head of the house of Egremont.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
being joined in close association
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Here, in the best room of a peasant’s cottage, lived the head of the house of Egremont.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
deceasednounUS /dɪˈsiːst/
someone who is no longer alive
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
Egremont
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From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
Egremont's
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From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
apart from; not including
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærɪsən/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Here, in the best room of a peasant’s cottage, lived the head of the house of Egremont.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, in the best room of a peasant’s cottage, lived the head of the house of Egremont.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Here, in the best room of a peasant’s cottage, lived the head of the house of Egremont.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
immediately past
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
in the recent past
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
Lieutenant-General
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From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Here, in the best room of a peasant’s cottage, lived the head of the house of Egremont.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
mapsnounUS /mæps/
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
mourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
Mézières
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From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
not any; not one
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
peasant's
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From this reading Here, in the best room of a peasant’s cottage, lived the head of the house of Egremont.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
preferredadjectiveUS /prəˈfɜːrd/
more desirable than another
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
primitiveadjectiveUS /ˈprɪmətɪv/
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
Roger
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From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Here, in the best room of a peasant’s cottage, lived the head of the house of Egremont.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So gay was it that Captain Egremont, being in mourning for his cousin, Father Egremont, lately deceased, and having other troubles upon his mind, preferred to be elsewhere.
precisely as stated
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
Vosges
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From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
in or at the place that
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
WHEREIN
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From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
which person or people
From this reading WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE CONCLUSION OF A MAN WHO ALWAYS FEARED GOD AND ALWAYS TOOK HIS OWN PART IN December, 1698, Roger Egremont’s regiment was at Mézières,--then a gay little garrison town.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Therefore, through his friend, Lieutenant-General the Duke of Berwick, Roger succeeded in having himself ordered upon duty connected with the making of military maps in a remote part of the Vosges.
produce a literary work
From this reading This took him to the very kind of place he wished to be in,--a village in the heart of the mountains, where the people were simple and primitive to the last degree, and where, except Roger and the village priest, no one could read or write.
