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.
They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller. I had to get the janitor to put them out. But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything. And he is right. My consideration could not resist another such scene.
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 254/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 1266–1270
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the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading “My consideration could not resist another such scene.”
someone employed to clean and maintain a building
From this reading “I had to get the janitor to put them out.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “My consideration could not resist another such scene.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “My consideration could not resist another such scene.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.”
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.”
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later than; following
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
(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 They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he is right.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading My consideration could not resist another such scene.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading My consideration could not resist another such scene.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My consideration could not resist another such scene.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had to get the janitor to put them out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to get the janitor to put them out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had to get the janitor to put them out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he is right.
someone employed to clean and maintain a building
From this reading I had to get the janitor to put them out.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My consideration could not resist another such scene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had to get the janitor to put them out.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I had to get the janitor to put them out.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading My consideration could not resist another such scene.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And he is right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading My consideration could not resist another such scene.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My consideration could not resist another such scene.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
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From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had to get the janitor to put them out.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had to get the janitor to put them out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said all that in presence of my superior officer--in presence of M. de Thaller.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had to get the janitor to put them out.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
precisely as stated
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
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