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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 It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
always
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
become
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
cafe
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From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
came
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
chapel
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
Chartreuse
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
church
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
comfortable
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
corner
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
dedicated
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
department
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
docks
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
dressmaker
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
drink
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
eight
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
eleven
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From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
else
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
employ
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
Etienne's
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
Eure
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
evening
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From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
family
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
fast
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
full
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
girls
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
go
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From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
government
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
gray
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
hill
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
home
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
house
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
just
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From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
like
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From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
Madame
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
meet
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
men
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
milliner
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
night
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From this reading The younger men would sometimes stay the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
old
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
other
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
peasant
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
profession
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
proprietors
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
respectable
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
respected
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
Saint
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
see
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
seriously
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
set
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
ships
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
Six
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
small
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
some
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
sometimes
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From this reading The younger men would sometimes stay the night.
stay
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From this reading The younger men would sometimes stay the night.
street
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
taken
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
talk
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
tease
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
then
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
there
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From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
tradesmen
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
twelve
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
unloaded
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
up
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From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
used
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From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
Virgin
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They used to go there every evening at about eleven o'clock, just like they went to the _cafe_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Madame_, who came of a respectable family of peasant proprietors in the department of the Eure, had taken up that profession, just as she would have become a milliner or dressmaker.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
windows
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From this reading It was a small, comfortable house, at the corner of a street behind Saint Etienne's church, and from the windows one could see the docks, full of ships which were being unloaded, and the old, gray chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, on the hill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
young
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From this reading Six or eight of them used to meet there; they were always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men, in government or some other employ, and they used to drink their Chartreuse, and tease the girls, or else they would talk seriously with _Madame_, whom everybody respected, and then they used to go home at twelve o'clock.
younger
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From this reading The younger men would sometimes stay the night.
