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Chapter IV
One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends. They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea. There was quite a set out. This particular evening emerged in bold relief from the others. It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was quite a set out.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “This particular evening emerged in bold relief from the others.”
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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 They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
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From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
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From this reading This particular evening emerged in bold relief from the others.
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From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
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From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
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From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
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From this reading This particular evening emerged in bold relief from the others.
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From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
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From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
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From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
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From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This particular evening emerged in bold relief from the others.
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From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
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From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
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From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
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From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular evening emerged in bold relief from the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular evening emerged in bold relief from the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was quite a set out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading This particular evening emerged in bold relief from the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was quite a set out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
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From this reading There was quite a set out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This particular evening emerged in bold relief from the others.
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From this reading One day out of seven, on the Thursday evening, the Raquin family received their friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was quite a set out.
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From this reading They lit a large lamp in the dining-room, and put water on the fire to make tea.
which person or people
From this reading It had become one of the customs of the family, who regarded it in the light of a middle-class orgie full of giddy gaiety.
