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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 One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
beautiful
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
blade
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
Camille
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
corn
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
daddy
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
don't
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
familiar
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
fellow
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
fields
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
finding
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
Jeufosse
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
Laurent
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
Madame
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From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
manner
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
mercer
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
Mother
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From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
newcomer
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From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
observed
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
office
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
old
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
out
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
owns
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
placidly
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
pointing
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From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
pushed
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
Raquin
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From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
recognise
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From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
recollections
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Don’t you remember?
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
returning
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
said
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From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
scene
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
seeking
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
shop
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
shoulders
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
son
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
square
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
strapping
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
Thursday
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From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
Thérèse
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From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
way
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From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The old mercer looked at the strapping blade, seeking among her recollections and finding nothing, while Thérèse placidly observed the scene.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “What!” resumed Camille, “you don’t recognise Laurent, little Laurent, the son of daddy Laurent who owns those beautiful fields of corn out Jeufosse way.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One Thursday, Camille, on returning from his office, brought with him a great fellow with square shoulders, whom he pushed in a familiar manner into the shop.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mother,” he said to Madame Raquin, pointing to the newcomer, “do you recognise this gentleman?”
