225
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From this reading 225.
40,000
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From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading One thing alone_ _can cure us from being ourselves!_ ...”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
Baraglioul
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From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading One thing alone_ _can cure us from being ourselves!_ ...”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One thing alone_ _can cure us from being ourselves!_ ...”
a person who is in charge
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
CONRADnounUS /ˈkɑːnræd/
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
cureverbUS /kjʊr/
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading One thing alone_ _can cure us from being ourselves!_ ...”
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
francsnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One thing alone_ _can cure us from being ourselves!_ ...”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
how
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From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
intermediarynounUS /ˌɪnərˈmiːdieri/
a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_There is only one remedy!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
Jim
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From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
Julius
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From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
Juste-Agénor
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From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
Lafcadio
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From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
not any; not one
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_There is only one remedy!
and nothing more
From this reading “_There is only one remedy!
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading One thing alone_ _can cure us from being ourselves!_ ...”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
remedynounUS /ˈremədi/
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading “_There is only one remedy!
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
solicitor's
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From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “_There is only one remedy!
a special situation
From this reading One thing alone_ _can cure us from being ourselves!_ ...”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One thing alone_ _can cure us from being ourselves!_ ...”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I After Lafcadio, with the solicitor’s help--Julius acting as intermediary--had come into the 40,000 francs a year left him by the late Count Juste-Agénor de Baraglioul, his chief concern was to let no signs of it appear.
an affirmative
From this reading “_Yes; strictly speaking, the question is not how_ _to get cured, but how to live._” --JOSEPH CONRAD, Lord Jim, p.
