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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 As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
annexed
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
bank
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
become
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
buy
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
Carlsbourg
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
circumstances
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
conquered
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
country
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
days
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
de
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
debt
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
director
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
du
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
fairest
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
Faubourg
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
few
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
financier
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
France
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
guaranteed
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
Israelite
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
Jew
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
king
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
Knowing
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
Laroche-Mathieu
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From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
longer
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
M
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
made
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From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
mansions
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
masters
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
millions
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From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
ministers
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From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
mistress
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
more
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
Morocco
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
newspaper
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
omnipotent
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
owned
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
Prince
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
proposed
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
proprietor
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
prove
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
Rue
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
rumored
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From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
Saint-Honore
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
straitened
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From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
SUZANNE
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
Tangiers
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From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUZANNE Morocco had been conquered; France, the mistress of Tangiers, had guaranteed the debt of the annexed country.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
twenty
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From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
two
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From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
Walter
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rumored that two ministers, Laroche-Mathieu being one of them, had made twenty millions.
wealthy
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Knowing the straitened circumstances of the Prince de Carlsbourg who owned one of the fairest mansions on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, he proposed to buy it.
wished
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
world
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From this reading As for Walter, in a few days he had become one of the masters of the world--a financier more omnipotent than a king.
yellow
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From this reading He was no longer the Jew, Walter, the director of a bank, the proprietor of a yellow newspaper; he was M. Walter the wealthy Israelite, and he wished to prove it.
