500
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From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
aidnounUS /eɪd/
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
alludedverbUS /əˈluːdɪd/
past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
assuredadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrd/
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
DukenounUS /duːk/
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
father-in-lawnounUS /ˈfɑːðərɪnlɔː/
the father of your spouse
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
FerdinandnounUS /ˈfɜːrdɪnænd/
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
GumnounUS /ɡʌm/
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
Kaurinoun
resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
Lopez
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From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
obtainedverbUS /əbˈteɪnd/
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
pecuniaryadjectiveUS /peˈkjuːnieri/
relating to or involving money
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
produceverbUS /prəˈduːs/
bring forth or yield
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
readernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
refundnounUS /rɪˈfʌnd/
money returned to a payer
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
repaidverbUS /riˈpeɪd/
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
specialadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
sumnounUS /sʌm/
a quantity of money
From this reading It may be remembered that the £500 had already been once repaid him by his father-in-law,--that special sum having been given to him for that special purpose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not want of money only that had brought it about.
WhartonnounUS /ˈwɔːrtən/
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when he wrote the letter he did not expect to get money,--nor, indeed, did he expect that aid towards another seat, to which he alluded at the close of his letter.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Kauri Gum The reader will no doubt think that Ferdinand Lopez must have been very hardly driven indeed by circumstances before he would have made such an appeal to the Duke as that given in the last chapter.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading And Lopez, when he wrote to the Duke, assured himself that if, by any miracle, his letter should produce pecuniary results in the shape of a payment from the Duke, he would refund the money so obtained to Mr. Wharton.
