Chapter XVII

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

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

plural of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

aimlessly drifting

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

later than; following

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

having a strong desire for success or achievement

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

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

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

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

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

eagerly desirous

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

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

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

a youthful male person

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

the act of burning something

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

a military trainee (as at a military academy)

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

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

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

having made preparations

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

weakening in force or intensity

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

excluded from a society

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

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

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

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

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.

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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

relating to or associated with an empire

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

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

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

in a literal sense

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

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

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

past form of “menace” — pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

absolutely essential

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

the middle of the day

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

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

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.

inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

and nothing more

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

any of various important officials in ancient Rome

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

delivered from danger

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

cut with a saw

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

toward the south

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

plural of “stipulation” — (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

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

From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.

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

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

in a thoughtless manner

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

in a wary manner

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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

From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.

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

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

at the time that

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

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

From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.

during the time that

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.

which person or people

From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.