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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 Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
any
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From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
Bauce
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From this reading And at the rate of interest you charge, I shall cost you more than the value of a farm in Bauce.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pierquin But-- Mercadet Not a word--or I will pay you!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
charge
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From this reading And at the rate of interest you charge, I shall cost you more than the value of a farm in Bauce.
checking
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From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
cost
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From this reading And at the rate of interest you charge, I shall cost you more than the value of a farm in Bauce.
creditor
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From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
deal
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
dear
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
demand
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
endure
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From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
farm
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From this reading And at the rate of interest you charge, I shall cost you more than the value of a farm in Bauce.
forced
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
haughtily
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From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And at the rate of interest you charge, I shall cost you more than the value of a farm in Bauce.
insolence
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From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
interest
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From this reading And at the rate of interest you charge, I shall cost you more than the value of a farm in Bauce.
lose
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
M
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
Mercadet
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From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
money
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
more
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From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pierquin But-- Mercadet Not a word--or I will pay you!
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
pay
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From this reading Pierquin But-- Mercadet Not a word--or I will pay you!
Pierquin
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
price
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
rate
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From this reading And at the rate of interest you charge, I shall cost you more than the value of a farm in Bauce.
rich
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From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
settlement
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
sign
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From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
sir
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
sold
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From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
soon
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From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And at the rate of interest you charge, I shall cost you more than the value of a farm in Bauce.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
twitted
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From this reading Pierquin Sir-- Mercadet (haughtily) Sir, I shall soon be so rich that I will not endure to be twitted by any one--not even by a creditor.
value
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From this reading And at the rate of interest you charge, I shall cost you more than the value of a farm in Bauce.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
wife
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From this reading Mercadet (checking his wife by a sign) No more of this insolence!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
word
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From this reading Pierquin But-- Mercadet Not a word--or I will pay you!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Otherwise, my dear sir, I shall be forced to demand a settlement of our accounts--and, my dear M. Pierquin, you will lose a good deal of the price at which you sold your money to me.
