Vulgar words in The Fortune of the Rougons (Page 1)

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blockhead x 4
knock up x 1
make love x 1
            

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He found the dinner detestable, he called Gervaise a blockhead, and declared that Jean would never be a man.

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That tomb had resounded with uproar ever since Silvere had been running about it, bestriding broomsticks, knocking up against the doors, and shouting and crying.

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And his brother, the illustrious Eugene, that big blockhead of whom the Rougons make such a fuss!

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It was delightful to feel the cold breath of the well on one's face, and make love amidst this spring water while the skies were kindling their fires.

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At Plassans, the mayor had the most incredible blockheads under him, men without any ideas of their own, and accustomed to passive obedience.

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She began to smile again, and asked more softly: "Well, then, you blockhead, how is it you didn't rally to us sooner?"

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