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.
“I have never made any dupes, father.” “Bah! And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills? For they did dare to come to my office! They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
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 245/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 1221–1225
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.”
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “For they did dare to come to my office!”
plural of “dupe” — a person who is tricked or swindled
From this reading ““I have never made any dupes, father.””
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.”
make timid or fearful
From this reading “They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “For they did dare to come to my office!”
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
(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 And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I have never made any dupes, father.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bah!
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For they did dare to come to my office!
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading For they did dare to come to my office!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For they did dare to come to my office!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
plural of “dupe” — a person who is tricked or swindled
From this reading “I have never made any dupes, father.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I have never made any dupes, father.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For they did dare to come to my office!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have never made any dupes, father.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have never made any dupes, father.”
make timid or fearful
From this reading They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I have never made any dupes, father.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For they did dare to come to my office!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I have never made any dupes, father.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading For they did dare to come to my office!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For they did dare to come to my office!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
precisely as stated
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
which person or people
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And what, then, do you call all these people who came this very day to present me their bills?
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