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1st
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
adored
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
Arthur
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
Arthur's
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
ask
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
Aurelie
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
back
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
Bank
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
became
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third phase now began.
buy
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
called
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
child
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
dainties
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
famous
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
fetched
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
France
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
francs
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
Funds
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
gained
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
hundred
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
invested
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
Josephine
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
just
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
Like
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
London
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
low
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
made
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
mamma
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
management
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
March
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
ministry
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
mothers
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
now
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From this reading The third phase now began.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
overturned
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
overwhelmed
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
penny
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
phase
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From this reading The third phase now began.
pocket-money
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
presents
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
property
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
put
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
Rochefide
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
Schiltz
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
Schontz
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
school
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
six
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
son
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
stock
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
sum
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From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
tenderest
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From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The third phase now began.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third phase now began.
thousand
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
transaction
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
treaty
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From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
two
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From this reading Arthur gained two hundred thousand francs by that transaction and Aurelie did not ask for a penny of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like the gentleman that he was, Rochefide invested his six hundred thousand francs in stock of the Bank of France and put half of that sum in the name of Josephine Schiltz.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She took part in the management of Arthur’s property; she made him buy into the Funds when low, just before the famous treaty of London which overturned the ministry of March 1st.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame Schontz became the tenderest of mothers to Arthur’s son; she fetched him from school and took him back herself; she overwhelmed with presents and dainties and pocket-money the child who called her his “little mamma,” and who adored her.
