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 would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral. He was doing his best. Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits. He commenced by sketching his own portrait. He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
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 368/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 1836–1840
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past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “He commenced by sketching his own portrait.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.”
made timid or fearful as by threats
From this reading “Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “He commenced by sketching his own portrait.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.”
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading “He commenced by sketching his own portrait.”
the husband of your daughter
From this reading ““I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He was doing his best.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He commenced by sketching his own portrait.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading He was doing his best.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was doing his best.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was doing his best.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
made timid or fearful as by threats
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
and nothing more
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He commenced by sketching his own portrait.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading He commenced by sketching his own portrait.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading He commenced by sketching his own portrait.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
the husband of your daughter
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was doing his best.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading He had just turned thirty, and had experienced the strong and the weak side of life.
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading Somewhat intimidated by Mlle. Gilberte’s first look, he had now fully recovered his wits.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would be most happy to have him for my son-in-law,” declared M. Favoral.
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