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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.
Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in. “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents. They are speaking to the concierge. They are coming up stairs: I hear them!” III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
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 42/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 206–210
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.”
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading ““Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.”
a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
From this reading “They are speaking to the concierge.”
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading ““Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading ““Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading ““Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.”
the quality of being significant
From this reading “III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.”
communicated in words
From this reading “III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are speaking to the concierge.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in.
a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
From this reading They are speaking to the concierge.
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading They are coming up stairs: I hear them!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They are coming up stairs: I hear them!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
the quality of being significant
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir,” she exclaimed excitedly, “O sir! the courtyard is full of police agents.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading They are speaking to the concierge.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading They are coming up stairs: I hear them!”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are coming up stairs: I hear them!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are speaking to the concierge.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are speaking to the concierge.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They are coming up stairs: I hear them!”
communicated in words
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here he was interrupted by the servant coming in.
in or at the place that
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
the words that are spoken
From this reading III According to the time and place where they are uttered, there are words which acquire a terrible significance.
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