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Chapter VII
Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm. With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned. Then they walked quietly back through the garden. Rougon's left cheek was stinging him, and he dabbed it with his handkerchief. When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.
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feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.”
A short, wide strip of silk fabric worn by gentlemen around the neck inside an open-collared shirt.
From this reading “With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rougon's left cheek was stinging him, and he dabbed it with his handkerchief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then they walked quietly back through the garden.”
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From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
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From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
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From this reading Then they walked quietly back through the garden.
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From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon's left cheek was stinging him, and he dabbed it with his handkerchief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
A short, wide strip of silk fabric worn by gentlemen around the neck inside an open-collared shirt.
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon's left cheek was stinging him, and he dabbed it with his handkerchief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.
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From this reading Then they walked quietly back through the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon's left cheek was stinging him, and he dabbed it with his handkerchief.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rougon's left cheek was stinging him, and he dabbed it with his handkerchief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rougon's left cheek was stinging him, and he dabbed it with his handkerchief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they walked quietly back through the garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon's left cheek was stinging him, and he dabbed it with his handkerchief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon's left cheek was stinging him, and he dabbed it with his handkerchief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then they walked quietly back through the garden.
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From this reading Then they walked quietly back through the garden.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they walked quietly back through the garden.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then they walked quietly back through the garden.
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From this reading When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
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From this reading Then they walked quietly back through the garden.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rougon, quite crushed and ashamed, was also now perfectly calm.
at the time that
From this reading When they reached his study, Clorinde's first glance was for the timepiece.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his hands still quivering he straightened his cravat, and felt his coat to ascertain if it was properly buttoned.
