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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.
“They are coming; don’t you hear them?” He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor. “That is as I expected,” he said. And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said. “Let them arrest me, and let all be over at once.
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 44/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 216–220
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distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.”
take into custody
From this reading ““Let them arrest me, and let all be over at once.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.”
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading “He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.”
performs some wicked deed
From this reading “And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.”
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distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
(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 And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are coming; don’t you hear them?”
take into custody
From this reading “Let them arrest me, and let all be over at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That is as I expected,” he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Let them arrest me, and let all be over at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “They are coming; don’t you hear them?”
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From this reading “They are coming; don’t you hear them?”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “That is as I expected,” he said.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “They are coming; don’t you hear them?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That is as I expected,” he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is as I expected,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let them arrest me, and let all be over at once.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let them arrest me, and let all be over at once.
not in physical motion
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
on one occasion
From this reading “Let them arrest me, and let all be over at once.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Let them arrest me, and let all be over at once.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That is as I expected,” he said.
from appearances alone
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is as I expected,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “They are coming; don’t you hear them?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are coming; don’t you hear them?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He remained motionless, his feet seemingly riveted to the floor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
which person or people
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
performs some wicked deed
From this reading And with the accent of the wretch who sees all hope vanish, and who utterly gives up all struggle, “Be it so,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “They are coming; don’t you hear them?”
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