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.
“Maxence is free. I allow him two years to establish himself in some position. That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please. That’s all. I don’t want to hear any thing more about it.”
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 221/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 1101–1105
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.”
set up or found
From this reading “I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading ““Maxence is free.”
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading “That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don’t want to hear any thing more about it.”
(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 That’s all.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don’t want to hear any thing more about it.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to hear any thing more about it.”
set up or found
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “Maxence is free.
a farewell remark
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I don’t want to hear any thing more about it.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Maxence is free.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don’t want to hear any thing more about it.”
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maxence is free.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I don’t want to hear any thing more about it.”
above and across; more than
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s all.
a special situation
From this reading I don’t want to hear any thing more about it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don’t want to hear any thing more about it.”
in or at the place that
From this reading That delay over, good-by: he can find board and lodging where he please.
a late time of life
From this reading I allow him two years to establish himself in some position.
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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