11
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From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
2.75
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From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
(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 Every other investment I have ever made holds a secondary place to the first and greatest one of them all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
checksnounUS /tʃeks/
plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
ColenounUS /koʊl/
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
contractsnounUS /ˈkɑːntrækts/
plural of “contract” — a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That was my best investment and has had most to do with the rest of the riches of my life.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
at any time
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Every other investment I have ever made holds a secondary place to the first and greatest one of them all."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
highest in quality
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was my best investment and has had most to do with the rest of the riches of my life.
hard-earned
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From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was my best investment and has had most to do with the rest of the riches of my life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading Every other investment I have ever made holds a secondary place to the first and greatest one of them all."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
investmentnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestmənt/
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading That was my best investment and has had most to do with the rest of the riches of my life.
involvingverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvɪŋ/
-ing form of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
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 THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
used to form the superlative
From this reading That was my best investment and has had most to do with the rest of the riches of my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every other investment I have ever made holds a secondary place to the first and greatest one of them all."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Every other investment I have ever made holds a secondary place to the first and greatest one of them all."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Every other investment I have ever made holds a secondary place to the first and greatest one of them all."
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading That was my best investment and has had most to do with the rest of the riches of my life.
richesnounUS /ˈrɪtʃəz/
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading That was my best investment and has had most to do with the rest of the riches of my life.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
secondaryadjectiveUS /ˈsekənderi/
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
From this reading Every other investment I have ever made holds a secondary place to the first and greatest one of them all."
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saved every penny of my hard-earned money and bought a Bible that cost $2.75.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every other investment I have ever made holds a secondary place to the first and greatest one of them all."
a special situation
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was my best investment and has had most to do with the rest of the riches of my life.
WanamakernounUS /ˈwɑːnəmeɪkər/
United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922)
From this reading THE BEST THING ON EARTH By R.L. Cole John Wanamaker said: "I have for the government, and in my own business, made contracts involving millions of dollars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
at the time that
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was my best investment and has had most to do with the rest of the riches of my life.
a late time of life
From this reading I have signed checks for millions of dollars, but the greatest purchase I ever made in my life was when I was 11 years old.
