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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer. He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs. Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.” But instinctively she withdrew her hand. “Never!” she said.
Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 100/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 496–500
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third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.””
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.”
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading “Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.””
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.””
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.”
as a matter of instinct
From this reading “But instinctively she withdrew her hand.”
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “But instinctively she withdrew her hand.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
set up or found
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
coins made of gold
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But instinctively she withdrew her hand.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But instinctively she withdrew her hand.
ten 10s
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
as a matter of instinct
From this reading But instinctively she withdrew her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never!” she said.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Never!” she said.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But instinctively she withdrew her hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
a quantity of money
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was nothing left but to examine the drawer which was used for a cash drawer.
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading But instinctively she withdrew her hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Having counted this sum, the commissary offered it to Mme. Favoral, saying, “This belongs to you madame.”
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