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Chapter VII
The nineteenth of June was the clearstarcher's birthday. There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities. Virginie highly commended Gervaise for living luxuriously. What was the use of her husband drinking up everything? Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “What was the use of her husband drinking up everything?”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?
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From this reading The nineteenth of June was the clearstarcher's birthday.
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From this reading The nineteenth of June was the clearstarcher's birthday.
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From this reading Virginie highly commended Gervaise for living luxuriously.
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
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From this reading What was the use of her husband drinking up everything?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading What was the use of her husband drinking up everything?
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
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From this reading Virginie highly commended Gervaise for living luxuriously.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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From this reading Virginie highly commended Gervaise for living luxuriously.
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
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From this reading The nineteenth of June was the clearstarcher's birthday.
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From this reading Virginie highly commended Gervaise for living luxuriously.
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From this reading Virginie highly commended Gervaise for living luxuriously.
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
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From this reading Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?
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From this reading The nineteenth of June was the clearstarcher's birthday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The nineteenth of June was the clearstarcher's birthday.
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
except for; apart from
From this reading Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?
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From this reading Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The nineteenth of June was the clearstarcher's birthday.
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From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
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From this reading What was the use of her husband drinking up everything?
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From this reading Virginie highly commended Gervaise for living luxuriously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nineteenth of June was the clearstarcher's birthday.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was always an excuse for a fete in the Coupeau mansion; saints were invented to serve as a pretext for idleness and festivities.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the use of her husband drinking up everything?
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From this reading Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?
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From this reading Why should she save for her husband to spend at all the wineshops in the neighborhood?
