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Chapter IV

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The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.
In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.
At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.
Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.
Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.
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Chapter IV

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.
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In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.
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At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.
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Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.
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Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.”

Afternoon noun US /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.”

Duty noun US /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading “In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.”

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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 The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

allayed

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.

Aynant

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

Baroness

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

baroness's

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From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

braggart

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

called

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From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

century

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

chatterbox

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From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

Chucha

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

clean

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

clothes

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

Companion

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

company

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

conditions

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

days

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From this reading At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.

de

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

dear

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From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

Dogs

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.

dutynounUS /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

eat

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

errands

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From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

eternal

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From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

existence

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From this reading At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.

Farce

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

felt

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From this reading At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.

Fernández

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

few

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From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

form

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

friend

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From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

González

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

home

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

homesick

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From this reading At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.

huge

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

instalments

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From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

issues

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

knights

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

ladies

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

lent

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

LittlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

lovelorn

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

Manuel

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

Mateos

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

Mulattress

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

Niña

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From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

novels

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

out

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From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

passion

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

Prepared

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

published

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

recounted

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From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

run

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From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

serial

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

Several

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

streets

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

stroll

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From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

tale

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From this reading Niña Chucha, an eternal chatterbox, recounted to Manuel, in several instalments, the tale of her dear friend, as she called the baroness.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

times

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From this reading At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

tramping

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

transported

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

Tárrago

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

unsurpassable

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

wandering

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From this reading At times, during the first days, he felt homesick for his wandering existence.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the morning his duty was to take the baroness’s dogs out for a stroll; in the afternoon he had to run a few errands.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

Wherein

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

work

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From this reading The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce Little work, little to eat and clean clothes: these were the conditions that Manuel found in the home of the baroness, and they were unsurpassable.

XVIIth

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.

y

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From this reading Several issues of huge novels published in serial form, which Chucha lent him, allayed his passion for tramping about the streets and transported him, in company of Fernández y González and Tárrago y Mateos, to the life of the XVIIth century, with its braggart knights and its lovelorn ladies.