Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

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

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

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From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

deem to be

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Fortunately, Fremont had in Kit Carson just the man to make such a journey through an enemy's country.

plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

experiencing delirium

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

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From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “dispatch” — an official report (usually sent in haste)

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

past form of “encounter” — come together

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “endeavor” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading Fortunately, Fremont had in Kit Carson just the man to make such a journey through an enemy's country.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

by good fortune

From this reading Fortunately, Fremont had in Kit Carson just the man to make such a journey through an enemy's country.

United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)

From this reading Fortunately, Fremont had in Kit Carson just the man to make such a journey through an enemy's country.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

informal term for information

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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

From this reading Fortunately, Fremont had in Kit Carson just the man to make such a journey through an enemy's country.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

of great significance or value

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

a message received and understood

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

communication between individuals

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

and nothing more

From this reading Fortunately, Fremont had in Kit Carson just the man to make such a journey through an enemy's country.

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From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

a commissioned military officer

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

engage in

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Fortunately, Fremont had in Kit Carson just the man to make such a journey through an enemy's country.

march in a procession

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

the force of workers available

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “mexican” — a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

not any; not one

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

plural of “obstacle” — something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

plural of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

above and across; more than

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

traveling or passing over land

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

a course of conduct

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “privation” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “reinforcement” — a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

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

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

travel by means of steam power

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Fortunately, Fremont had in Kit Carson just the man to make such a journey through an enemy's country.

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Fortunately, Fremont had in Kit Carson just the man to make such a journey through an enemy's country.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

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

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

inflected form of “undergo” — pass through

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

the act of using

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

precisely as stated

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

by way of; passing through

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

possessive form of “warner” — United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

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

From this reading On the 15th day of September, 1846, Kit Carson was placed in the command of fifteen men, with orders to make an overland journey to Washington, as bearer of very important dispatches.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

at the time that

From this reading Kit Carson was instructed to use his utmost endeavors to make the journey in sixty days, which was no small undertaking, when we consider the great distance to be traveled over and the obstacles that lay in his path; he undertook it, however, with a determination not to be easily frustrated.

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

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Kit Carson is sent Overland as Bearer of Dispatches to Washington--The Preparation and the Start--The Journey--Privations and Sufferings--Meeting with General Kearney--The General takes Carson as his Guide and sends on the Dispatches by Fitzpatrick--The March--Arrival at Warner's Ranche--Mexicans on the Road--Preparations for a Battle--The Battle--Disastrous Consequences--Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale offer to run the lines of the Mexican Sentinels and carry Information to San Diego of Kearney's critical position--The Daring Undertaking--The Sufferings they encountered--Their Arrival--Reinforcements sent out--Lieutenant Beale is Delirious from the Privations he has undergone--Gen. Kearney and his Command finally reach and join the other American Forces in California.

produce a literary work

From this reading At the time of which we write, there was no steam communication, as now, _via_ the two great oceans, consequently, the intercourse between our brave countrymen in California and the government at Washington was attended with extreme difficulty.