The Millionaire's Daughter

Jean-Claude G. (Guadeloupe)
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  1. ungratified
    worried and uneasy
    My reward was the thought that you were happy, that you hadn't a wish ungratified".
  2. neurasthenic
    of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia
    I was born a neurasthenic and brought up in an
    45 expensive school with the daughters of other rich men.
  3. diseased
    showing signs of sickness or illness
    And I, like so many
    40 others, of my kind, was brought into the world with diseased'! nerves.
  4. twaddle
    pretentious or silly talk or writing
    MASTERSON: That is some of the up-to-date twaddle" you learned in school.
  5. old-world
    characteristic of former times especially in Europe
    It was my ambition to combine my fortune with an
    25 old-world title for you.
  6. leak out
    be leaked
    This may leak out at any time.
  7. up-to-date
    reflecting the latest information or changes
    MASTERSON: That is some of the up-to-date twaddle" you learned in school.
  8. unbelievable
    beyond understanding
    EDNA: Yes.
    MASTERSON: It is unbelievable ... my own daughter!
  9. brothel
    a building where prostitutes are available
    You get into a vulgar affair with a man who comes to fix the telephone, meet him in a downtown brothel", get caught in a raid" ...
  10. untold
    of an incalculable amount
    That you were envied and pointed out as the daughter of John Masterson, and heiress' to untold" millions.
  11. telephone
    electronic equipment that transmits sound over distances
    EDNA: He came to fix the telephone.
  12. nerves
    control of your emotions
    And I, like so many
    40 others, of my kind, was brought into the world with diseased'! nerves.
  13. heiress
    a female heir
    That you were envied and pointed out as the daughter of John Masterson, and heiress' to untold" millions.
  14. downtown
    the central area or commercial center of a town or city
    You get into a vulgar affair with a man who comes to fix the telephone, meet him in a downtown brothel", get caught in a raid" ...
  15. sob
    weep convulsively
    Masterson shows him out, then enters and stands looking down at Edna who is quietly sobbing;.)
  16. sobbing
    convulsive gasp made while weeping
    Masterson shows him out, then enters and stands looking down at Edna who is quietly sobbing;.)
  17. daughter
    a female human offspring
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  18. get hold of
    get into one's hands, take physically
    If the reporters get hold of it, it will cost a fortune to hush it Up9. How could you do it?
  19. get hold
    get something or somebody for a specific purpose
    If the reporters get hold of it, it will cost a fortune to hush it Up9. How could you do it?
  20. bring up
    raise from a lower to a higher position
    You have been brought up
    20 like a princess.
  21. crosse
    a long racket with a triangular frame
    MASTERSON: (He crosses over to her.)
  22. millionaire
    a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  23. nerve
    a bundle of fibers running to organs and tissues of the body
    And I, like so many
    40 others, of my kind, was brought into the world with diseased'! nerves.
  24. leak
    enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
    This may leak out at any time.
  25. combine
    put or add together
    It was my ambition to combine my fortune with an
    25 old-world title for you.
  26. fix
    restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
    EDNA: He came to fix the telephone.
  27. flesh
    the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate
    Horses, houses, land, stocks'", bonds", titles, flesh and blood, your own flesh and blood.
  28. exit
    move out of or depart from
    (The officer exits after a searchingllook at Edna.
  29. indulgence
    the act of gratifying a desire
    EDNA: Yes, diseased by too much indulgence before my birth ...
  30. cost
    be priced at
    If the reporters get hold of it, it will cost a fortune to hush it Up9. How could you do it?
  31. stocks
    a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
    Horses, houses, land, stocks'", bonds", titles, flesh and blood, your own flesh and blood.
  32. wool
    the outer coat of an animal, especially sheep and yaks
    You tried to keep me in cotton-wool and you made me think I could have anything I wanted, even the moon, ifI cried long enough and hard enough.
  33. vulgar
    of or associated with the great masses of people
    You get into a vulgar affair with a man who comes to fix the telephone, meet him in a downtown brothel", get caught in a raid" ...
  34. wanted
    desired or wished for or sought
    EDNA: I wanted to live.
    30 MASTERSON: Wanted to live?
  35. policeman
    a member of a police force
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  36. title
    the name of a work of art or literary composition
    It was my ambition to combine my fortune with an
    25 old-world title for you.
  37. too much
    more than necessary
    I have had too much of everything all my life.
  38. raid
    a sudden short attack
    You get into a vulgar affair with a man who comes to fix the telephone, meet him in a downtown brothel", get caught in a raid" ...
  39. hush
    become quiet or still; fall silent
    If the reporters get hold of it, it will cost a fortune to hush it Up9. How could you do it?
  40. disgrace
    a state of dishonor
    That you could disgrace me like this never entered my head.
  41. expensive
    high in price or charging high prices
    I was born a neurasthenic and brought up in an
    45 expensive school with the daughters of other rich men.
  42. restaurant
    a building where people go to eat
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  43. buying
    the act of buying
    You are so busy buying and selling that you forget your women are human 3S beings.
  44. looking for
    the act of searching visually
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  45. envy
    a desire to have something that is possessed by another
    That you were envied and pointed out as the daughter of John Masterson, and heiress' to untold" millions.
  46. fortune
    your overall circumstances or condition in life
    It was my ambition to combine my fortune with an
    25 old-world title for you.
  47. come home
    become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
    My daughter and I came home from
    5 a dance just before you rang.
  48. jewel
    a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
    They are instead things to hang jewels on to reflect your great success.
  49. selling
    the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
    You are so busy buying and selling that you forget your women are human 3S beings.
  50. learned
    having or showing profound knowledge
    MASTERSON: That is some of the up-to-date twaddle" you learned in school.
  51. toil
    work hard
    And I've worked, slaved, toiled! at my desk day and night for you.
  52. desk
    a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
    And I've worked, slaved, toiled! at my desk day and night for you.
  53. buy
    obtain by purchase
    Buy and sell.
  54. born
    brought into existence
    I was born a neurasthenic and brought up in an
    45 expensive school with the daughters of other rich men.
  55. reporter
    a person who investigates or communicates news stories
    If the reporters get hold of it, it will cost a fortune to hush it Up9. How could you do it?
  56. bond
    a connection that fastens things together
    Horses, houses, land, stocks'", bonds", titles, flesh and blood, your own flesh and blood.
  57. sell
    exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
    Buy and sell.
  58. cotton
    a bushy mallow plant bearing bolls with fibers used to make fabric
    You tried to keep me in cotton-wool and you made me think I could have anything I wanted, even the moon, ifI cried long enough and hard enough.
  59. ambition
    a strong drive for success
    It was my ambition to combine my fortune with an
    25 old-world title for you.
  60. get into
    to come or go into
    You get into a vulgar affair with a man who comes to fix the telephone, meet him in a downtown brothel", get caught in a raid" ...
  61. blood
    the fluid that is pumped through the body by the heart
    Horses, houses, land, stocks'", bonds", titles, flesh and blood, your own flesh and blood.
  62. come to
    cause to experience suddenly
    EDNA: He came to fix the telephone.
  63. enough
    sufficient for the purpose
    God knows it has cost
    enough.
  64. point out
    point out carefully and clearly
    That you were envied and pointed out as the daughter of John Masterson, and heiress' to untold" millions.
  65. apart
    separated or at a distance in place or position or time
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  66. meet
    come together
    MASTERSON: Where did you meet the man?
  67. cent
    a fractional monetary unit of several countries
    You think only in dollars and cents.
  68. look for
    try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  69. reward
    compensation for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
    My reward was the thought that you were happy, that you hadn't a wish ungratified".
  70. princess
    a female member of a royal family other than the queen
    You have been brought up
    20 like a princess.
  71. live
    have life, be alive
    EDNA: I wanted to live.
    30 MASTERSON: Wanted to live?
  72. reflect
    throw or bend back from a surface
    They are instead things to hang jewels on to reflect your great success.
  73. be born
    come into existence through birth
    I was born a neurasthenic and brought up in an
    45 expensive school with the daughters of other rich men.
  74. dance
    taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music
    My daughter and I came home from
    5 a dance just before you rang.
  75. moon
    the natural satellite of the Earth
    You tried to keep me in cotton-wool and you made me think I could have anything I wanted, even the moon, ifI cried long enough and hard enough.
  76. female
    of the sex that produces eggs from which offspring develop
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  77. arrest
    take into custody
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  78. quietly
    with low volume
    Masterson shows him out, then enters and stands looking down at Edna who is quietly sobbing;.)
  79. trace
    an indication that something has been present
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  80. pointed
    having a point
    That you were envied and pointed out as the daughter of John Masterson, and heiress' to untold" millions.
  81. looking
    appearing to be as specified
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  82. busy
    actively or fully engaged or occupied
    You are so busy buying and selling that you forget your women are human 3S beings.
  83. enter
    to come or go into
    Masterson shows him out, then enters and stands looking down at Edna who is quietly sobbing;.)
  84. want
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    EDNA: I wanted to live.
    30 MASTERSON: Wanted to live?
  85. sorry
    feeling or expressing regret
    MASTERSON: Sorry I could not help you out.
  86. learn
    gain knowledge or skills
    MASTERSON: That is some of the up-to-date twaddle" you learned in school.
  87. birth
    the time when something begins (especially life)
    EDNA: Yes, diseased by too much indulgence before my birth ...
  88. deny
    declare untrue; contradict
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  89. school
    an educational institution
    MASTERSON: That is some of the up-to-date twaddle" you learned in school.
  90. John
    disciple of Jesus
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  91. pride
    a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
    You were my pride and delight, and what do you do?
  92. yes
    an affirmative
    EDNA: Yes.
    MASTERSON: It is unbelievable ... my own daughter!
  93. wish
    an expression of some desire or inclination
    My reward was the thought that you were happy, that you hadn't a wish ungratified".
  94. just
    and nothing more
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  95. date
    the specified day of the month
    MASTERSON: That is some of the up-to-date twaddle" you learned in school.
  96. bring
    take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
    You have been brought up
    20 like a princess.
  97. stock
    a supply of something available for future use
    Horses, houses, land, stocks'", bonds", titles, flesh and blood, your own flesh and blood.
  98. delight
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
    You were my pride and delight, and what do you do?
  99. companion
    a friend who is frequently with another
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  100. dollar
    the basic monetary unit in many countries
    You think only in dollars and cents.
  101. answer
    a statement made to reply to a question or criticism
    Answer me.
  102. bear
    be pregnant with
    I was born a neurasthenic and brought up in an
    45 expensive school with the daughters of other rich men.
  103. God
    the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
    Good God! What next?
  104. room
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  105. slave
    a person who is forcibly held in servitude
    And I've worked, slaved, toiled! at my desk day and night for you.
  106. success
    an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
    They are instead things to hang jewels on to reflect your great success.
  107. private
    confined to particular persons or groups
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  108. out
    moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
    MASTERSON: Sorry I could not help you out.
  109. come
    move toward, travel toward
    My daughter and I came home from
    5 a dance just before you rang.
  110. ever
    at all times; all the time and on every occasion
    MASTERSON: And you have been meeting him ever since?
  111. meeting
    the social act of assembling for some common purpose
    MASTERSON: And you have been meeting him ever since?
  112. night
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
    Good-night.
  113. get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    You get into a vulgar affair with a man who comes to fix the telephone, meet him in a downtown brothel", get caught in a raid" ...
  114. do it
    have sexual intercourse with
    If the reporters get hold of it, it will cost a fortune to hush it Up9. How could you do it?
  115. hang
    cause to be hanging or suspended
    They are instead things to hang jewels on to reflect your great success.
  116. affair
    a vaguely specified social event
    You get into a vulgar affair with a man who comes to fix the telephone, meet him in a downtown brothel", get caught in a raid" ...
  117. tried
    tested and proved to be reliable
    You tried to keep me in cotton-wool and you made me think I could have anything I wanted, even the moon, ifI cried long enough and hard enough.
  118. rich
    possessing material wealth
    I was born a neurasthenic and brought up in an
    45 expensive school with the daughters of other rich men.
  119. instead
    in place of, or as an alternative to
    They are instead things to hang jewels on to reflect your great success.
  120. man
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  121. Here
    queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology
    EDNA: Here in this room.
  122. think
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
    My reward was the thought that you were happy, that you hadn't a wish ungratified".
  123. happy
    marked by good fortune
    My reward was the thought that you were happy, that you hadn't a wish ungratified".
  124. trouble
    a source of difficulty
    EDNA: That is just the trouble.
  125. like
    having the same or similar characteristics
    You have been brought up
    20 like a princess.
  126. cross
    a marking that consists of lines that intersect each other
    MASTERSON: (He crosses over to her.)
  127. living
    pertaining to living persons
    Haven't you been living?
  128. class
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    All of us born old, all of us
    The People of the Abyss1903) and The War of the Classes (1906).
  129. world
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    It was my ambition to combine my fortune with an
    25 old-world title for you.
  130. ring
    a toroidal shape
    My daughter and I came home from
    5 a dance just before you rang.
  131. woman
    an adult female person
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  132. catch
    take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of
    You get into a vulgar affair with a man who comes to fix the telephone, meet him in a downtown brothel", get caught in a raid" ...
  133. forget
    dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
    You are so busy buying and selling that you forget your women are human 3S beings.
  134. too
    to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
    I have had too much of everything all my life.
  135. house
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  136. million
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
    That you were envied and pointed out as the daughter of John Masterson, and heiress' to untold" millions.
  137. officer
    a member of a police force
    (The officer exits after a searchingllook at Edna.
  138. long
    primarily spatial sense
    How long have 15 you known him?
  139. all
    entirely or completely
    You were all I had.
  140. human
    a person; a hominid with a large brain and articulate speech
    You are so busy buying and selling that you forget your women are human 3S beings.
  141. old
    having lived for a long time or attained a specific age
    It was my ambition to combine my fortune with an
    25 old-world title for you.
  142. own
    belonging to or on behalf of a specified person
    EDNA: Yes.
    MASTERSON: It is unbelievable ... my own daughter!
  143. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
    I have had too much of everything all my life.
  144. hard
    resisting weight or pressure
    You tried to keep me in cotton-wool and you made me think I could have anything I wanted, even the moon, ifI cried long enough and hard enough.
  145. much
    great in quantity or degree or extent
    I have had too much of everything all my life.
  146. horse
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
    Horses, houses, land, stocks'", bonds", titles, flesh and blood, your own flesh and blood.
  147. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
    Good-night.
  148. before
    at or in the front
    My daughter and I came home from
    5 a dance just before you rang.
  149. known
    apprehended with certainty
    How long have 15 you known him?
  150. look
    perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
    A policeman is looking for the female companion of a man he has just arrested in the private room of a restaurant.
  151. month
    one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
    EDNA: Three months.
  152. any
    to some extent or degree
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  153. American
    of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
    He has traced her to the house of John Masterson) an American millionaire) who denies having seen any woman apart from his daughter; Edna.
  154. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
    And I, like so many
    40 others, of my kind, was brought into the world with diseased'! nerves.
  155. help
    give assistance; be of service
    MASTERSON: Sorry I could not help you out.
  156. cry
    shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
    You tried to keep me in cotton-wool and you made me think I could have anything I wanted, even the moon, ifI cried long enough and hard enough.
  157. land
    the solid part of the earth's surface
    Horses, houses, land, stocks'", bonds", titles, flesh and blood, your own flesh and blood.
  158. in this
    (formal) in or into that thing or place
    EDNA: Here in this room.
  159. next
    immediately following in time or order
    Good God! What next?
  160. try
    make an effort or attempt
    You tried to keep me in cotton-wool and you made me think I could have anything I wanted, even the moon, ifI cried long enough and hard enough.
  161. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information
    How long have 15 you known him?
  162. saw
    hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
    We saw no one.
  163. point
    a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
    That you were envied and pointed out as the daughter of John Masterson, and heiress' to untold" millions.
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