5,000
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From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He then looked about for a wife.
how long something has existed
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
amassedverbUS /əˈmæst/
past form of “amass” — collect or gather
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
bamboos
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From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
centnounUS /sent/
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
CRABBE
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From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
dependverbUS /dɪˈpend/
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
Exeter
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From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He then looked about for a wife.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
knavenounUS /neɪv/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
loannounUS /loʊn/
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He then looked about for a wife.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
not any; not one
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
for each
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
scrapedverbUS /skreɪpt/
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
speculationnounUS /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃən/
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
carry out
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He then looked about for a wife.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
up to a particular time
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading As soon as he had scraped together a little money, he lent it to some poor devil with a hard landlord, at twenty per cent., and made him take half the loan in umbrellas or bamboos.
umbrellasnounUS /əmˈbreləz/
plural of “umbrella” — a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading By these means he got his foot into the ladder, and climbed upward and upward, till, at the age of forty, he had amassed L5,000.
walking-sticks
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From this reading “My grandfather sold walking-sticks and umbrellas in the little passage by Exeter ‘Change; he was a man of genius and speculation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He then looked about for a wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “All his success must on himself depend, He had no money, counsel, guide, or friend; With spirit high John learned the world to brave, And in both senses was a ready knave.”--CRABBE.
