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A Tramp Abroad
A Tramp Abroad

Chapter I · The Third Duel--A Sickening Spectacle--Dinner between

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Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.
After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.
So I determined to do it.
This was in March, 1878.
I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.
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A Tramp Abroad

Chapter I · The Third Duel--A Sickening Spectacle--Dinner between

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Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.
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After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.
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So I determined to do it.
/soʊ aɪ dɪˈtɜrmɪnd tuː duː ɪt/
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This was in March, 1878.
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I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

Determined adjective US /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading “So I determined to do it.”

Fitted adjective US /ˈfɪtɪd/

prepared and equipped for a particular purpose

From this reading “After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.”

Mutilated adjective US /ˈmjuːtəleɪtɪd/

badly damaged or missing part of the body

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

Wounded noun US /wounded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.”

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1878

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From this reading This was in March, 1878.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

Abundant

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

accompany

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From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

adventurous

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

afforded

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

agent

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From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Badge

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

bandaged

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Bergen

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Bismark

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

capacity

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From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

Color

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Constant

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Corps

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

day

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

decided

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From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading So I determined to do it.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading So I determined to do it.

Duel

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Duelist

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Duelists

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Earnest

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

enough

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Etiquette

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Europe

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Faces

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Fatal

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Fighting

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Fights

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

finally

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From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/

prepared and equipped for a particular purpose

From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

furnish

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From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Harris

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From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

Heads

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Heidelberg

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

hired

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From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

Honor

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Honorable

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Infrequent

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Knave

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Knighted

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

LastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

man

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

mankind

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From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

many

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

March

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From this reading This was in March, 1878.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Mr

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From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

much

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From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

MutilatedadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtəleɪtɪd/

badly damaged or missing part of the body

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Nerve

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Newly

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

occurred

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

person

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From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

Practice

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Prince

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Results

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

Scarred

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

service

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From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I determined to do it.

sort

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From this reading I looked about me for the right sort of person to accompany me in the capacity of agent, and finally hired a Mr. Harris for this service.

spectacle

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Statistics

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Students

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Sword

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

undertake

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

View

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading After much thought, I decided that I was a person fitted to furnish to mankind this spectacle.

world

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

World's

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Wounded

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

Wounds

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.

years

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From this reading Fights--The Last Duel--Fighting in Earnest--Faces and Heads Mutilated--Great Nerve of the Duelists--Fatal Results not Infrequent--The World's View of these Fights of the Wounded--Wounds Honorable--Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg--Scarred Faces Abundant--A Badge of Honor--Prince Bismark as a Duelist--Statistics--Constant Sword Practice--Color of the Corps--Corps Etiquette [The Knighted Knave of Bergen] One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle of a man adventurous enough to undertake a journey through Europe on foot.