1st
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
Arthur'snounUS /ˈɑːrθərz/
possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
Aurelie
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
BanknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The third phase now began.
buyverbUS /baɪ/
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
dainties
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
francsnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
FundsnounUS /fʌndz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
investedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəd/
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
Josephine
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
mammanounUS /ˈmɑːmə/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/
the act of managing something
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
ministrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The third phase now began.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
overturnedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərtɜːrnd/
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
overwhelmedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmd/
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
pennynounUS /ˈpeni/
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
phasenounUS /feɪz/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The third phase now began.
pocket-money
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
propertynounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
Rochefide
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
Schiltz
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
Schontz
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
stocknounUS /stɑːk/
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
sumnounUS /sʌm/
a quantity of money
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
tenderest
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The third phase now began.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The third phase now began.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
transactionnounUS /trænˈzækʃən/
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
treatynounUS /ˈtriːti/
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
