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Chapter V
While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread. He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue. "I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry." "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied. "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.”
during the time that
From this reading “While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.”
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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 He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
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From this reading "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
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From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
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From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
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From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
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From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
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From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
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From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
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From this reading "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
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From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
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From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
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From this reading "I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry."
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From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
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From this reading "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
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From this reading "I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
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From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
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From this reading "I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry."
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From this reading "I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry."
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From this reading "I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry."
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From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry."
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From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
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From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll make the fire up, mother Chiquard; I'm getting jolly hungry."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
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From this reading "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
during the time that
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
which person or people
From this reading While he was chattering like this Bouzille had finished the job set him by mother Chiquard, who meanwhile had peeled some potatoes and poured the soup on the bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wiped his brow, and seeing the brimming pot, gave a meaning wink and licked his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we'll have dinner, and you can get the rushes out afterwards."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you ought to be, at half-past eleven," the old woman replied.
