adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
accumulatedadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd/
periodically accumulated over time
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
allowingverbUS /əˈlaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of money
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
bonusnounUS /ˈboʊnəs/
anything that tends to arouse
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
burthennoun
a variant of “burden”
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
capitalnounUS /ˈkæpətəl/
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
capitalizedverbUS /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd/
past form of “capitalize” — draw advantages from
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
Crevel
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
Crevel's
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
dueadjectiveUS /duː/
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
fatherlyadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːðərli/
like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
francsnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
incomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/
free from evil or guilt
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
investverbUS /ˌɪnˈvest/
make an investment
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
liberalitynounUS /ˌlɪbɜːrˈælətiː/
an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
likewiseadverbUS /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
in like or similar manner
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
Lisbeth
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
marketnounUS /ˈmɑːrkət/
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
monthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
operationsnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz/
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
outstrippedverbUS /aʊtˈstrɪpt/
inflected form of “outstrip” — be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
ParisianadjectiveUS /pərˈɪʒən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
partnershipnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/
the members of a business venture created by contract
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
procedurenounUS /prəˈsiːdʒər/
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
savingsnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋz/
a fund of money put by as a reserve
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
slangverbUS /slæŋ/
use slang or vulgar language
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
sounoun
a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
taughtverbUS /tɔːt/
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
Valerie
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
