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.
The worthy maestro was in perfect agony. Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said. “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus. Monstrous egotist that I am! I should have been careful of her exquisite sensibility.”
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 448/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 2236–2240
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “The worthy maestro was in perfect agony.”
a conceited and self-centered person
From this reading “Monstrous egotist that I am!”
intense or sharp
From this reading “I should have been careful of her exquisite sensibility.””
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “The worthy maestro was in perfect agony.”
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading ““It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.”
abnormally large
From this reading “Monstrous egotist that I am!”
mental responsiveness and awareness
From this reading “I should have been careful of her exquisite sensibility.””
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading ““It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.”
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The worthy maestro was in perfect agony.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Monstrous egotist that I am!
on or to one side
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I should have been careful of her exquisite sensibility.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading I should have been careful of her exquisite sensibility.”
a conceited and self-centered person
From this reading Monstrous egotist that I am!
intense or sharp
From this reading I should have been careful of her exquisite sensibility.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have been careful of her exquisite sensibility.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Monstrous egotist that I am!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The worthy maestro was in perfect agony.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The worthy maestro was in perfect agony.
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
abnormally large
From this reading Monstrous egotist that I am!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading The worthy maestro was in perfect agony.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
mental responsiveness and awareness
From this reading I should have been careful of her exquisite sensibility.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have been careful of her exquisite sensibility.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Taking Mme. Favoral aside, “It is my fault,” he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The worthy maestro was in perfect agony.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.
previously unknown
From this reading “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “It is the story of my unheard-of misfortunes that has upset her thus.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The worthy maestro was in perfect agony.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The worthy maestro was in perfect agony.
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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