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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
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entered into the American interest

1. Does "for all ranks and conditions of men there, entered warmly into the American interest" mean "All the French of any ranks loved him as a symbol of America"?

2. What does "happening once to put her king into prize, the doctor took it" mean?
  

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1. I believe it is saying that all the French supported the American cause, presumably referring to America's fight for independence from Britain. The punctuation is incorrect, at least by modern standards.

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  • I believe it is saying that all the French supported the American cause, presumably referring to America's fight for independence from Britain.
  • The punctuation is incorrect, at least by modern standards.
  • The comma should be deleted.
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1. I believe it is saying that all the French supported the American cause, presumably referring to America's fight for independence from Britain. The punctuation is incorrect, at least by modern standards. The comma should be deleted.

2. I would guess that "into prize" means what we would nowadays call "into check", i.e. into a position where it can be captured. "We do in America" is pr
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Does "the Doctor took it" mean that "when he checks her king, against the rules of the game he takes the king out of the game too"?
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red appleDoes "the Doctor took it" mean that "when he checks her king, against the rules of the game he takes the king out of the game too"?
Yes, he captures her king and removes it from the game, as you would any other piece.

Normally, rather than actually capturing the king, I think the game ends, although moving your king into check is an illegal m
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