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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And it ought also to moderate that foolish talk about French duelists and socialist-hated monarchs being the only people who are immortal.
affords
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From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
air
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From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
also
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From this reading And it ought also to moderate that foolish talk about French duelists and socialist-hated monarchs being the only people who are immortal.
always
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From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Banks
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And it ought also to moderate that foolish talk about French duelists and socialist-hated monarchs being the only people who are immortal.
best
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
cannot
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Cassagnac
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
catch
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From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
certain
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
Chartering
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
cold
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From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
combatants
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From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
comfortable
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Compared
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
confirmed
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Conversation
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
damps
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
dangerous
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
day
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
de
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Delicious
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
draughts
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Duel
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
dueling
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
duelists
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
endanger
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
eventually
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
exercise
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From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
expressed
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Feelings
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
fifteen
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
fighting
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
foolish
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From this reading And it ought also to moderate that foolish talk about French duelists and socialist-hated monarchs being the only people who are immortal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
forms
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
fought
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From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
French
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
Gambetta
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
Gloomy
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
goes
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
habit
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
health-giving
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From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
Heidelberg
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
Idea
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading And it ought also to moderate that foolish talk about French duelists and socialist-hated monarchs being the only people who are immortal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
institutions
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
intrude
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
invalid
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
inveterate
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
Journeying
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
M
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
maintaining
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From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
moderate
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From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
modern
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
monarchs
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From this reading And it ought also to moderate that foolish talk about French duelists and socialist-hated monarchs being the only people who are immortal.
more
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
most
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
Much
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
nearly
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From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
Neckar
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
often
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
only
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From this reading And it ought also to moderate that foolish talk about French duelists and socialist-hated monarchs being the only people who are immortal.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
open-air
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From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
opinion
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
Paris
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Paul
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
people
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
physician
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Raft
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
Rafts
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
Railroading
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
reality
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
recreations
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From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
ridiculed
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
room
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
Second
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
smart
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
socialist-hated
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From this reading And it ought also to moderate that foolish talk about French duelists and socialist-hated monarchs being the only people who are immortal.
stubborn
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From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
SuddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
suffered
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since it is always fought in the open air, the combatants are nearly sure to catch cold.
talk
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From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
Terrific
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
twenty
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
View
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From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
way
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This ought to moderate the talk of those people who are so stubborn in maintaining that the French duel is the most health-giving of recreations because of the open-air exercise it affords.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rafts--The Neckar--A Sudden Idea--To Heidelberg on a Raft--Chartering a Raft--Gloomy Feelings and Conversation--Delicious Journeying--View of the Banks--Compared with Railroading The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel] Much as the modern French duel is ridiculed by certain smart people, it is in reality one of the most dangerous institutions of our day.
years
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From this reading M. Paul de Cassagnac, the most inveterate of the French duelists, had suffered so often in this way that he is at last a confirmed invalid; and the best physician in Paris has expressed the opinion that if he goes on dueling for fifteen or twenty years more--unless he forms the habit of fighting in a comfortable room where damps and draughts cannot intrude--he will eventually endanger his life.
