used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By the holy name of heaven, we’ll have to see about that!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And I am to lose them?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
boursenounUS /bɔːrs/
the stock exchange in Paris
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
deprivingverbUS /dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “deprive” — take away possessions from someone
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
every person
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
gamblingnounUS /ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
the act of departing
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By the holy name of heaven, we’ll have to see about that!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading By the holy name of heaven, we’ll have to see about that!
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading By the holy name of heaven, we’ll have to see about that!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading And I am to lose them?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading By the holy name of heaven, we’ll have to see about that!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
scoundrelsnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəlz/
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading By the holy name of heaven, we’ll have to see about that!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And I am to lose them?
in or at that place or location
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
thirstyadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrsti/
needing moisture
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It is not in gambling at the bourse that I made these ten thousand francs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I am to lose them?
the upper part of anything
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
we'll
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From this reading By the holy name of heaven, we’ll have to see about that!
at the time that
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If everybody was like me, there would not be so many scoundrels going about, their pockets filled with other people’s money, and from the top of their carriage laughing at the poor fools they have ruined.
a late time of life
From this reading It is by the sweat of my body, by working hard night and day for years, by depriving myself of a glass of wine when I was thirsty.
