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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 They had been eating pigs' feet at a restaurant at Montmarte.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
accident
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had been eating pigs' feet at a restaurant at Montmarte.
away
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
business
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
came
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From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
Coupeau
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From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
dinner
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From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
drink
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
drinking
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From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
eating
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From this reading They had been eating pigs' feet at a restaurant at Montmarte.
faint
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From this reading Gervaise listened with a faint smile; she had no idea of scolding.
feet
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From this reading They had been eating pigs' feet at a restaurant at Montmarte.
following
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From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
Gervaise
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From this reading Gervaise listened with a faint smile; she had no idea of scolding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
home
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From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
how
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
idea
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From this reading Gervaise listened with a faint smile; she had no idea of scolding.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
Lantier
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From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
listened
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From this reading Gervaise listened with a faint smile; she had no idea of scolding.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
man
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
married
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
met
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
money
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
Montmarte
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From this reading They had been eating pigs' feet at a restaurant at Montmarte.
nice
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gervaise listened with a faint smile; she had no idea of scolding.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
other
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
perfectly
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From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
pigs
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From this reading They had been eating pigs' feet at a restaurant at Montmarte.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
refused
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
restaurant
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From this reading They had been eating pigs' feet at a restaurant at Montmarte.
said
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From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
Saturday
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From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
say
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
saying
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
scold
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From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
scolding
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From this reading Gervaise listened with a faint smile; she had no idea of scolding.
see
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From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gervaise listened with a faint smile; she had no idea of scolding.
smile
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From this reading Gervaise listened with a faint smile; she had no idea of scolding.
straight
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From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
street
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
ten
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From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been eating pigs' feet at a restaurant at Montmarte.
throw
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
walk
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From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
way
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
wife
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From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following Saturday Coupeau, who had not been home to dinner, came in with Lantier about ten o'clock.
woman
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From this reading And he went on to say how they had met each other quite by accident in the street and how Lantier had refused to drink with him, saying that when a man had married a nice little woman he had no business to throw away his money in that way.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't scold, wife," said Coupeau; "we have not been drinking, you see; we can walk perfectly straight."
