Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
“Do you take me for a fool? But here, don’t let us go into figures. Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense. Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.” She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
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 145/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 721–725
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.””
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.”
engage or hire for work
From this reading “Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.””
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.”
third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.””
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.””
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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 “Do you take me for a fool?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here, don’t let us go into figures.
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you take me for a fool?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But here, don’t let us go into figures.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading But here, don’t let us go into figures.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Do you take me for a fool?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Do you take me for a fool?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But here, don’t let us go into figures.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here, don’t let us go into figures.
engage or hire for work
From this reading Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But here, don’t let us go into figures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But here, don’t let us go into figures.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you take me for a fool?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
carry out
From this reading “Do you take me for a fool?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But here, don’t let us go into figures.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
at the time that
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
which person or people
From this reading Take a good cook, hire a waiter who understands his business well.”
but in spite of that
From this reading She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you take me for a fool?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do as your parents did when they did their best; and, if it’s well, I shall not complain of the expense.
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