Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

later than; following

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

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

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading Every road eastward was covered with some fragment of the army.

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

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

a native or inhabitant of Austria

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

plural of “battalion” — an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

of short duration or distance

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

past form of “characterize” — describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

give encouragement to

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

plural of “conscript” — someone who is drafted into military service

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

obvious to the eye or mind

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Every road eastward was covered with some fragment of the army.

traveling across

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

without deviation

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

moving toward the east

From this reading Every road eastward was covered with some fragment of the army.

toward the east

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

being one more than seven

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every road eastward was covered with some fragment of the army.

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

past form of “forward” — send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

A small part broken or separated off something larger.

From this reading Every road eastward was covered with some fragment of the army.

wear away by rubbing

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

highly enthusiastic

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

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

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

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

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

most important element

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

march in a procession

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

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

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

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

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

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 After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

a German inhabitant of Prussia

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

move with force

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

plural of “regiment” — army unit smaller than a division

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

a meeting planned at a certain time and place

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Every road eastward was covered with some fragment of the army.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

open and genuine; not deceitful

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

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

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

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

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

having something on top

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

compelling immediate action

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

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

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

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

From this reading Already the battalions were crossing the Rhine, and directing their steps to different rendezvous along the Prussian frontier; some pressing on eastwards, where the Saxon territory joins the Prussian; others directly to the north, and taking up positions distant by a short day's march from each other.

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From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

in or at the place that

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

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

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

in the company of; together with

From this reading After a brief delay at Mayence, it was with sincere pleasure I received my orders to push forward to the advanced posts at Wetzlar, where General d'Auvergne was with his division.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The same urgent haste which characterized the opening of the Austrian campaign a year before, was here conspicuous; many of the corps being obliged to march seven and eight leagues in the day, and frequently whole companies being forwarded in wagons drawn by six or eight horses, in order to come up with the main body of their regiments.

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

From this reading Now an infantry corps of young conscripts, glowing with enthusiasm and eager for the fray, would cheer the _calèche_ in which I travelled, and which, as indicating a staff-officer, was surmounted by a small flag with an eagle.