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.
“You did not hear what he said, madame.” “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?” “Perfectly. He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom. Isn’t that the dream of all young ladies?”
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 378/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 1886–1890
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?””
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading “He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.”
against your will
From this reading ““I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?””
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading ““I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?””
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading “He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.”
plural of “proposition” — (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading ““I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
(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 Isn’t that the dream of all young ladies?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You did not hear what he said, madame.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Isn’t that the dream of all young ladies?”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You did not hear what he said, madame.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “You did not hear what he said, madame.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
against your will
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t that the dream of all young ladies?”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Isn’t that the dream of all young ladies?”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “You did not hear what he said, madame.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You did not hear what he said, madame.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isn’t that the dream of all young ladies?”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Perfectly.
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
plural of “proposition” — (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You did not hear what he said, madame.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isn’t that the dream of all young ladies?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You did not hear what he said, madame.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You did not hear what he said, madame.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Isn’t that the dream of all young ladies?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I beg your pardon: I was quite near, and involuntarily--” “You have heard his--propositions?”
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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