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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 Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
bought
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
business
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
Cointet's
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From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
Cérizet
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
day
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
Eve
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
evening
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
farm
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
father-in-law
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
find
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
five
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
formidably
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From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
forty
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
francs
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
hundred
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
husband's
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
invest
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From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
Marsac
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
meant
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From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
money
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
near
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
o'clock
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
own
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From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
paid
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
pay
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
plot
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From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
purchaser
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
quarter
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
Receiver-General
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
rent
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
rentes
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
sent
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
seven
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
simple
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From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
small
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
tall
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From this reading The tall Cointet’s plot was formidably simple.
ten
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
Then
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
thousand
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
two
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From this reading The next day Eve sent forty thousand francs to the Receiver-General, and bought two thousand five hundred francs of _rentes_ in her husband’s name.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
very
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From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That very evening, at seven o’clock, Cérizet bought the business, and the money was paid over, the purchaser undertaking to pay rent for the last quarter.
way
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From this reading She meant to invest her own fortune in this way.
worth
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
wrote
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From this reading Then she wrote to her father-in-law and asked him to find a small farm, worth about ten thousand francs, for her near Marsac.
