[ 4.] fait la conduite, sarcastic, attended him.
[ 5.] Argonne, Brunswick's army suffered losses in the passes among the hills of Argonne, east of Paris.
[ 6.] Valmy, east of Paris in Champagne. An important battle was fought here in 1792. For a full account see Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles. See also Introduction, § 9.
[ 7.] manger nous-mêmes, see Introduction, §§ 13-20.
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[ 1.] temps, weather.
[ 2.] sous sa schlitte; woodcutters in the Vosges sometimes bring down their wood from the mountains on schlittes which move on specially constructed tracks. The woodcutter takes his place before the loaded schlitte and braces his feet against ties or other obstructions, much as one would in taking a small vehicle down stairs. The woodcutter spoken of here had lost his footing while thus bringing down a schlitte, and the sled had plunged forward and crushed him under its weight.
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[ 1.] enjamba l'échelle, put his foot over the step and into the sleigh.
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[ 1.] Un vendredi, as it was Friday. Friday was a holy day.
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[ 1.] Gleiszeller, a wine named after the locality where it was made.--cachet, seal, a cap of sheet lead tightly fastened over the top of the bottle.
[ 2.] lui lever la main du bout de son nez, to raise his hand with the end of his nose.