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.
But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions. You have abused my confidence and my weakness.” This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte. The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.” “Dear me!”
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 530/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 2646–2650
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used improperly or excessively especially drugs
From this reading “You have abused my confidence and my weakness.””
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.””
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.”
-ing form of “quiet” — become quiet or quieter
From this reading “But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “You have abused my confidence and my weakness.””
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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 The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
used improperly or excessively especially drugs
From this reading You have abused my confidence and my weakness.”
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have abused my confidence and my weakness.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading You have abused my confidence and my weakness.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear me!”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have abused my confidence and my weakness.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dear me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
-ing form of “quiet” — become quiet or quieter
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
done under pressure
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading You have abused my confidence and my weakness.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
at the time that
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
an affirmative
From this reading The blood rushed to her face, and, in a firm voice, “Well, yes,” said she: “I have a secret.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, when I questioned you, you succeeded in quieting my suspicions.
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