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Chapter IX
That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December. The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great. It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept. Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair. The paper hung in strips from the wall.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.”
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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 Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.
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From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
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From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
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From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
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From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
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From this reading Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.
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From this reading Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
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From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The paper hung in strips from the wall.
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From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
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From this reading The paper hung in strips from the wall.
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From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between her bed and that of the little girl there was just room for a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The paper hung in strips from the wall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The paper hung in strips from the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The paper hung in strips from the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
in or at the place that
From this reading It must be confessed that there was nothing very gay in the aspect of the room where she slept.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
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From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That winter Mamma Coupeau was very ill with an asthmatic attack, which she always expected in the month of December.
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From this reading The poor woman suffered much, and the depression of her spirits was naturally very great.
