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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 One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
air
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From this reading It had rained in the morning, and the air was close and warm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had rained in the morning, and the air was close and warm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
ask
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From this reading But she would ask for Etienne, she said to herself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
autumnal
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
basket
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she would ask for Etienne, she said to herself.
call
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From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
carry
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
close
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From this reading It had rained in the morning, and the air was close and warm.
clothes
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
customer
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
dark
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
des
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
desire
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From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
eat
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From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
Etienne
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From this reading But she would ask for Etienne, she said to herself.
eyes
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From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
felt
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From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
forge
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From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
Gervaise
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
Goujet
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From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
growing
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
head
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From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
home
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
just
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
La
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
lifted
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From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
lived
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had rained in the morning, and the air was close and warm.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
off
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
Poissonniers
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
rained
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From this reading It had rained in the morning, and the air was close and warm.
Rue
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
said
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From this reading But she would ask for Etienne, she said to herself.
seeing
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From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
street
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From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had rained in the morning, and the air was close and warm.
then
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From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
tired
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From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
walk
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From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
warm
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From this reading It had rained in the morning, and the air was close and warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
way
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From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One autumnal afternoon Gervaise, who had been to carry a basket of clothes home to a customer who lived a good way off, found herself in La Rue des Poissonniers just as it was growing dark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was tired with her walk and felt a great desire for something good to eat.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Just then she lifted her eyes and, seeing the name of the street, she took it into her head that she would call on Goujet at his forge.
