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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.
She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory. “At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied. But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety. “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?” “Yes, it was from him.”
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 1011/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 5051–5055
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.”
approval
From this reading ““Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?””
consider bad or wrong
From this reading ““At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied.”
deliberately vague or ambiguous
From this reading “But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.”
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading “But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.”
formal systematic questioning
From this reading “She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading ““Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?””
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading “She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.”
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react verbally
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
approval
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied.
consider bad or wrong
From this reading “At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
to come or go into
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
deliberately vague or ambiguous
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
be the source of pain
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
formal systematic questioning
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied.
and nothing more
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
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From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “At least he did not disapprove of it,” she replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She evidently felt hurt by the tone of this species of interrogatory.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that answer was just evasive enough to excite Maxence’s anxiety.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Was it from him too,” he went on, “that came the lovely idea of having me enter the Mutual Credit?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, it was from him.”
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