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Chapter XI
She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him. This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears. “Ah! Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months. I eat only when driven to it by hunger.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
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From this reading “Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
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From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
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From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
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From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I eat only when driven to it by hunger.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
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From this reading Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.
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From this reading I eat only when driven to it by hunger.”
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From this reading I eat only when driven to it by hunger.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
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From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
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From this reading I eat only when driven to it by hunger.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.
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From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I eat only when driven to it by hunger.”
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From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I eat only when driven to it by hunger.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Denise,” he said, “I have not had a good meal for six months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She showed him some fruit, gathered as soon as the rector had told her she could go to the jail, and a _galette_ his mother had immediately baked for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
at the time that
From this reading I eat only when driven to it by hunger.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This attention, which reminded him of his boyhood, the voice and gestures of his sister, the presence of his mother and the rector, brought on a reaction and he burst into tears.
