used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
for the reason that
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
Brion's
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From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
coachmen
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From this reading The wretch who had just died was not one of Brion’s coachmen.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
correctnessnounUS /kərˈektnəs/
conformity to fact or truth
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
demonstratedadjectiveUS /ˈdemənstreɪtɪd/
having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The wretch who had just died was not one of Brion’s coachmen.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
every person
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
and nothing more
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
a particular point in time
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wretch who had just died was not one of Brion’s coachmen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The wretch who had just died was not one of Brion’s coachmen.
and nothing more
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
presumptionnounUS /prɪˈzʌmpʃən/
an assumption that is taken for granted
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
upsidenounUS /ˈʌpˈsaɪd/
the highest or uppermost side of anything
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
precisely as stated
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody was upside down, because the horses had just been brought back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
which person or people
From this reading The wretch who had just died was not one of Brion’s coachmen.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So, without losing a moment, I jump into a cab, and drive to Brion’s.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I question; and, from the very first words, the correctness of my presumption is demonstrated to me.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
wretchnounUS /retʃ/
performs some wicked deed
From this reading The wretch who had just died was not one of Brion’s coachmen.
