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.
Maxence shook with indignation. “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct. With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector. And now I am debarred even of the right to interfere. But never mind, I have the will; and all will soon be repaired.”
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 346/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 1726–1730
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direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading ““Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “Maxence shook with indignation.”
a state of extreme dishonor
From this reading ““Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “And now I am debarred even of the right to interfere.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.”
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “But never mind, I have the will; and all will soon be repaired.””
communicated in words
From this reading ““Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
(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 But never mind, I have the will; and all will soon be repaired.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And now I am debarred even of the right to interfere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I am debarred even of the right to interfere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But never mind, I have the will; and all will soon be repaired.”
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now I am debarred even of the right to interfere.
divisible by two
From this reading And now I am debarred even of the right to interfere.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But never mind, I have the will; and all will soon be repaired.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Maxence shook with indignation.
a state of extreme dishonor
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading And now I am debarred even of the right to interfere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxence shook with indignation.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But never mind, I have the will; and all will soon be repaired.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading But never mind, I have the will; and all will soon be repaired.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading And now I am debarred even of the right to interfere.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Maxence shook with indignation.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
in the near future
From this reading But never mind, I have the will; and all will soon be repaired.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now I am debarred even of the right to interfere.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
communicated in words
From this reading “Never,” he uttered, “never until now, had I understood the infamy of my conduct.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But never mind, I have the will; and all will soon be repaired.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maxence shook with indignation.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With a father such as ours, Gilberte, I should be your protector.
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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