aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
adamantadjectiveUS /ˈædəmənt/
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But Maudie has always been so unreasonable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The money would have been more than tripled and my financial troubles would have been over.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
Balsavius
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From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Maudie has always been so unreasonable.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
CorporationnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
DevelopmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
divisible by two
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
at any time
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading The money would have been more than tripled and my financial troubles would have been over.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
fractionnounUS /ˈfrækʃən/
a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
grudginglyadverbUS /ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋli/
in a grudging manner
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Maudie has always been so unreasonable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
investverbUS /ˌɪnˈvest/
make an investment
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
MartiannounUS /ˈmɑːrʃən/
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
Maudie
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From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
MiningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The money would have been more than tripled and my financial troubles would have been over.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The money would have been more than tripled and my financial troubles would have been over.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The money would have been more than tripled and my financial troubles would have been over.
not any; not one
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
and nothing more
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The money would have been more than tripled and my financial troubles would have been over.
the act of departing politely
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Maudie has always been so unreasonable.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
not in physical motion
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The money would have been more than tripled and my financial troubles would have been over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
tripledverbUS /ˈtrɪpəld/
past form of “triple” — increase threefold
From this reading The money would have been more than tripled and my financial troubles would have been over.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading The money would have been more than tripled and my financial troubles would have been over.
unreasonableadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznəbəl/
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
From this reading But Maudie has always been so unreasonable.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Even though she grudgingly admitted that I had been right in the Martian venture, she still had no faith in my business judgment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
at the time that
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was as adamant as ever about parting with the smallest fraction of her vast fortune when I had the opportunity to step in on the ground floor of the Balsavius Six Mining Corporation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Maudie had only given me the ten thousand dollars to invest in the Martian Development Company there would have been no reason to kill her.
