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Chapter VII
Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte. In despair the man tried to give her away. Nobody wanted her. Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont. Cocotte returned the same day.
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no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody wanted her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cocotte returned the same day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cocotte returned the same day.”
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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 Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
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From this reading In despair the man tried to give her away.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
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From this reading Cocotte returned the same day.
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From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
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From this reading In despair the man tried to give her away.
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From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
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From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
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From this reading In despair the man tried to give her away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In despair the man tried to give her away.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In despair the man tried to give her away.
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From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
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From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In despair the man tried to give her away.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
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From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody wanted her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cocotte returned the same day.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cocotte returned the same day.
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From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
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From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
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From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
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From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finally the master, tired of complaints, impatiently ordered Francois to get rid of Cocotte.
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From this reading In despair the man tried to give her away.
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From this reading Nobody wanted her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
which person or people
From this reading Then he decided to lose her, and he gave her to a teamster, who was to drop her on the other side of Paris, near Joinville-le-Pont.
