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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
accumulated
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From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
allowing
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
bonus
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
burthennoun, archaicUS /ˈbɜːrdən/
an old spelling of burden: a heavy load
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
capital
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
capitalized
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
care
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
Crevel
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
Crevel's
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
dress
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
Duchess
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
due
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
enormous
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
fatherly
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
fifty
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From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
financial
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
five
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
francs
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From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
given
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
hand
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
heavy
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From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
hundred
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From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
income
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
innocent
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From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
interest
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
invest
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
liberality
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
like
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
likewise
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
Lisbeth
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
lovers
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From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
market
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
master
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
money
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
monthly
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
operations
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
outstripped
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
Parisian
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
partnership
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
pocket
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
procedure
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
pure
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From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
put
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
rent
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
savings
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From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
six
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
slang
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
small
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
soon
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
sou
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
spent
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
swelled
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From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
taught
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
thousand
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From this reading And so this pure and innocent being had already accumulated a hundred and fifty thousand francs in savings.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
twelve
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From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
two
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From this reading At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
Valerie
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Lisbeth, who never spent a sou of her twelve hundred francs, whose rent and dress were given to her, and who never put her hand in her pocket, had likewise a small capital of five or six thousand francs, of which Crevel took fatherly care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had capitalized her income and monthly bonus, and swelled the amount by enormous interest, due to Crevel’s liberality in allowing his “little Duchess” to invest her money in partnership with him in his financial operations.
woman
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From this reading Crevel had taught Valerie the slang and the procedure of the money market, and, like every Parisian woman, she had soon outstripped her master.
