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Chapter IX

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The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.
The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.
No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.
The clock below struck six.
Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Germinal

Chapter IX

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.
Line 2
The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.
Line 3
No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.
Line 4
The clock below struck six.
Line 5
Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

Learner Dictionary

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

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.”

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “The clock below struck six.”

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading “The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.”

Pit noun US /pɪt/

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading “Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

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

From this reading “The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.”

Struck noun US /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The clock below struck six.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.”

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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 The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

air

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

allowed

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

also

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

Alzire

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

arms

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

back

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

bed

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

belly

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The clock below struck six.

Bonnemort

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

bosom

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

breast

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

came

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

ceiling

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

child

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

clatter

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

clock

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From this reading The clock below struck six.

closet

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

confined

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

daylight

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

doors

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

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

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

Estelle

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

fan

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

Father

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

flesh

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

form

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

front

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

going

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

gone

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

gradual

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

hanging

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

head

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

heard

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

Henri

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

hump

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

Jeanlin

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

lying

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

Lénore

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

Maheude

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

milk

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

mouth

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

night's

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

other's

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

overcome

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

pavements

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

pitnounUS /pɪt/

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

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

From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

room

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

sabots

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

screening

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

settlement

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

shut

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

shutters

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

side

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

six

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From this reading The clock below struck six.

sleep

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

slumber

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

snored

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

soft

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

sound

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

stifling

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

streaks

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

strucknounUS /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The clock below struck six.

stuffed

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

stupefied

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

suckling

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From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

then

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

up

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From this reading The room remained shut up and the shutters had allowed gradual streaks of daylight to form a fan on the ceiling.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading No sound came from the closet where Maheude had gone to sleep again while suckling Estelle, her breast hanging to one side, the child lying across her belly, stuffed with milk, overcome also and stifling in the soft flesh of the bosom.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.

women

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From this reading Along the front of the settlement one heard the sound of doors, then the clatter of sabots along the pavements; the screening women were going to the pit.

Zacharie

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From this reading The confined air stupefied them so that they continued their night's slumber: Lénore and Henri in each other's arms, Alzire with her head back, lying on her hump; while Father Bonnemort, having the bed of Zacharie and Jeanlin to himself, snored with open mouth.