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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.
“No matter: I have a way.” And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.” They went out hurriedly. Mme. Favoral felt a gleam of hope. “We are saved!” she said.
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 52/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 256–260
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be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “Mme. Favoral felt a gleam of hope.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Mme. Favoral felt a gleam of hope.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “They went out hurriedly.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading ““We are saved!” she said.”
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.””
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.””
in the direction of
From this reading “And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.””
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.””
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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 “No matter: I have a way.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are saved!” she said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mme. Favoral felt a gleam of hope.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Mme. Favoral felt a gleam of hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Mme. Favoral felt a gleam of hope.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No matter: I have a way.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Mme. Favoral felt a gleam of hope.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading They went out hurriedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No matter: I have a way.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “No matter: I have a way.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mme. Favoral felt a gleam of hope.
not any; not one
From this reading “No matter: I have a way.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mme. Favoral felt a gleam of hope.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They went out hurriedly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We are saved!” she said.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “We are saved!” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We are saved!” she said.
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went out hurriedly.
in the direction of
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “No matter: I have a way.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are saved!” she said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And turning towards his sister: “Come, Gilberte,” went on the young man, “give me a light, and let me have some sheets.”
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