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Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He did not even deign to defend himself. “Go on,” he uttered, “go on. When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank. Go on!” “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
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 38/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 186–190
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a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.”
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading “He did not even deign to defend himself.”
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading “He did not even deign to defend himself.”
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.”
past form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading ““You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.”
communicated in words
From this reading ““Go on,” he uttered, “go on.”
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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 When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
put or send forth
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading He did not even deign to defend himself.
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading He did not even deign to defend himself.
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From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not even deign to defend himself.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
divisible by two
From this reading He did not even deign to defend himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go on,” he uttered, “go on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not even deign to defend himself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not even deign to defend himself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
the force of workers available
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not even deign to defend himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Go on,” he uttered, “go on.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
past form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not even deign to defend himself.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
communicated in words
From this reading “Go on,” he uttered, “go on.
at the time that
From this reading When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You should have told us that you speculated,” screamed M. Desclavettes.
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