adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
Cointet's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
Cérizet
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
EvenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
farmverbUS /fɑːrm/
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
father-in-lawnounUS /ˈfɑːðərɪnlɔː/
the father of your spouse
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
formidablyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmədəbli/
in a formidable manner
From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
francsnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
investverbUS /ˌɪnˈvest/
make an investment
From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
Marsac
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
purchasernounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsər/
a person who buys
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
Receiver-General
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
rentes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
undertakingnounUS /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
