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.
“And your father?” “He stammered incoherent phrases. He was like a man who has received a stunning blow. But we have discovered incredible things. My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
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 1026/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 5126–5130
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severely simple
From this reading “My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.”
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading ““He stammered incoherent phrases.”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “But we have discovered incredible things.”
excessively unwilling to spend
From this reading “My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.”
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading ““He stammered incoherent phrases.”
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading “My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.”
an unbroken period of time during which you do something
From this reading “My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.”
commanding attention
From this reading “He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And your father?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
severely simple
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
exhale hard
From this reading He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we have discovered incredible things.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading But we have discovered incredible things.
in or to another place
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “And your father?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But we have discovered incredible things.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He stammered incoherent phrases.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading “He stammered incoherent phrases.
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading But we have discovered incredible things.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
excessively unwilling to spend
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “He stammered incoherent phrases.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He stammered incoherent phrases.
an unbroken period of time during which you do something
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
commanding attention
From this reading He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But we have discovered incredible things.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we have discovered incredible things.
which person or people
From this reading He was like a man who has received a stunning blow.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading My father, so austere and so parsimonious at home, led a merry life elsewhere, spending money without stint.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And your father?”
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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