Ah
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From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
at or in the front
From this reading Mlle. Gilberte’s conjectures had run far ahead of that sentence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
cashiernounUS /kæˈʃɪr/
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
Chapelain
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From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
conjecturesnounUS /kənˈdʒektʃərz/
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading Mlle. Gilberte’s conjectures had run far ahead of that sentence.
approval
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading M. Chapelain thinks--” “That the manager of the Mutual Credit must have known the fact of the frauds.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Mlle. Gilberte’s conjectures had run far ahead of that sentence.
fraudsnounUS /frɔːdz/
plural of “fraud” — intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading M. Chapelain thinks--” “That the manager of the Mutual Credit must have known the fact of the frauds.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
Gilberte's
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From this reading Mlle. Gilberte’s conjectures had run far ahead of that sentence.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mlle. Gilberte’s conjectures had run far ahead of that sentence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading M. Chapelain thinks--” “That the manager of the Mutual Credit must have known the fact of the frauds.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading M. Chapelain thinks--” “That the manager of the Mutual Credit must have known the fact of the frauds.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading M. Chapelain thinks--” “That the manager of the Mutual Credit must have known the fact of the frauds.”
Marius
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From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
Mlle
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From this reading Mlle. Gilberte’s conjectures had run far ahead of that sentence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading M. Chapelain thinks--” “That the manager of the Mutual Credit must have known the fact of the frauds.”
MutualadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtʃuːəl/
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Mlle. Gilberte’s conjectures had run far ahead of that sentence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Mlle. Gilberte’s conjectures had run far ahead of that sentence.
have in common
From this reading “And that he had his share of them?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
successive (without a break)
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
Thaller
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From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “And that he had his share of them?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading M. Chapelain thinks--” “That the manager of the Mutual Credit must have known the fact of the frauds.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the cashier of the Mutual Credit; and it is from his cash that the millions are gone.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Looking straight at Marius, “Then,” she said, “you believe, as M. Chapelain does, that M. de Thaller--” “Ah!
