Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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.
Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing. Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.” “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.” “I have no accounts to render to any one.” “Except to your friend the commissary of police, however.”
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 1004/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 5016–5020
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.””
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading ““I have no accounts to render to any one.””
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading ““Except to your friend the commissary of police, however.””
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.””
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading ““Except to your friend the commissary of police, however.””
cause to become
From this reading ““I have no accounts to render to any one.””
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading ““And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.””
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “I have no accounts to render to any one.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I have no accounts to render to any one.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.”
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading “Except to your friend the commissary of police, however.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Except to your friend the commissary of police, however.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no accounts to render to any one.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Except to your friend the commissary of police, however.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
go away from a place
From this reading Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.”
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no accounts to render to any one.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Except to your friend the commissary of police, however.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have no accounts to render to any one.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “Except to your friend the commissary of police, however.”
cause to become
From this reading “I have no accounts to render to any one.”
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
express in words
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
a special situation
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Besides, I don’t want to leave this neighborhood.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Wherever we should go, it would be the same thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And I am too much your friend not to tell you, that your reputation in it is absolutely lost.”
Chapter 1 of Other People's Money by Emile Gaboriau holds 5546 sentences, grouped into 1110 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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