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Chapter II
Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon. For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town. A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business. Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year. This sum amply sufficed for her requirements.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.”
later than; following
From this reading “A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.”
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
later than; following
From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading This sum amply sufficed for her requirements.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.
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From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
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From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
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From this reading Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
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From this reading Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.
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From this reading Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.
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From this reading This sum amply sufficed for her requirements.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
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From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
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From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading This sum amply sufficed for her requirements.
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From this reading This sum amply sufficed for her requirements.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few years after the death of her husband, becoming subject to fits of faintness, she sold her business.
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From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
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From this reading Madame Raquin had formerly been a mercer at Vernon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading Her savings added to the price of this sale placed a capital of 40,000 francs in her hand which she invested so that it brought her in an income of 2,000 francs a year.
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From this reading For close upon five-and-twenty years, she had kept a small shop in that town.
