Sentence:  They went <WSD>shopping</WSD> in the neighborhood , and bought two loaves of bread with the ration coupons they had been given in Blois , and some cheese , and a dozen eggs , and a bag of oranges from a peddler in the Place Redoute - the first oranges they had seen since they landed . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  searching for or buying goods or services