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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.
“It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said. The others were all looking at her anxiously. She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice. “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home. As usual, he did so last evening.
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 1105/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 5521–5525
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-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “The others were all looking at her anxiously.”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading ““M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading ““M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.”
an established custom
From this reading ““M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading ““It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.”
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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 She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The others were all looking at her anxiously.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The others were all looking at her anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The others were all looking at her anxiously.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As usual, he did so last evening.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading As usual, he did so last evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
an established custom
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The others were all looking at her anxiously.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.
immediately past
From this reading As usual, he did so last evening.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The others were all looking at her anxiously.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others were all looking at her anxiously.
by chance
From this reading “It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As usual, he did so last evening.
in the near future
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is the hand of Providence, perhaps,” she said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading As usual, he did so last evening.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “M. Favoral was in the habit of always changing his coat as soon as he came home.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others were all looking at her anxiously.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She took a seat, and, addressing herself more especially to M. de Tregars, “This is what happens,” she said in a feeble voice.
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