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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 With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
acceptable
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From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how was Franz Lindner engaged during these stormy days?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
autumn's
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The royal road to wealth now lay open before him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
Carlo
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
Cesarewitch
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
days
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From this reading And how was Franz Lindner engaged during these stormy days?
degrees
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From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
difficulty
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And how was Franz Lindner engaged during these stormy days?
engaged
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From this reading And how was Franz Lindner engaged during these stormy days?
five
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
following
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
fortunate
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
Franz
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From this reading SEEMINGLY UNCONNECTED Franz Lindner!
frugality
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The royal road to wealth now lay open before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
hoarding
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
how
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From this reading And how was Franz Lindner engaged during these stormy days?
hundred
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
lay
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From this reading The royal road to wealth now lay open before him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
Lindner
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From this reading SEEMINGLY UNCONNECTED Franz Lindner!
Linnet
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From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
luck
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
making
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From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
Monte
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
now
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From this reading The royal road to wealth now lay open before him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The royal road to wealth now lay open before him.
out
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From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
own
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From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
partly
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
pounds
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
rare
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
rich
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From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
road
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From this reading The royal road to wealth now lay open before him.
royal
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From this reading The royal road to wealth now lay open before him.
saving
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
scheme
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From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
scraped
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
SEEMINGLY
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From this reading SEEMINGLY UNCONNECTED Franz Lindner!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
stormy
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From this reading And how was Franz Lindner engaged during these stormy days?
system
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And how was Franz Lindner engaged during these stormy days?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
tip
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
together
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
Tyrolese
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From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
UNCONNECTED
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From this reading SEEMINGLY UNCONNECTED Franz Lindner!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And how was Franz Lindner engaged during these stormy days?
wealth
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From this reading The royal road to wealth now lay open before him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With great difficulty, partly by saving and hoarding with Tyrolese frugality, partly by rare good luck in following a fortunate tip for last autumn’s Cesarewitch, Franz had scraped together at last the five hundred pounds which he required for working his “system” at Monte Carlo.
working
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From this reading He was working out by degrees his own scheme in life for making himself rich, and so, as he thought, acceptable to Linnet.
