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Chapter I · Chapter 1

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Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.
I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”
Mme. Favoral stood dismayed.
Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.
Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?
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Other People's Money

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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 532/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 2656–2660

Line 1
Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.
/ˈhævɪŋ əˈloʊn ˈfriːli enˈɡeɪdʒd maɪ ˈfjuːtʃər aɪ wɪʃt tuː ber əˈloʊn ðə weɪt ʌv maɪ æŋˈzaɪəti/
Line 2
I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”
/aɪ ʃʊd ˈnevər hæv fərˈɡɪvən ˌmaɪˈself fɔːr ˈhævɪŋ ˈædəd ðɪs nuː ker tuː ɔːl jɔːr ˈʌðər ˈsɑːroʊz/
Line 3
Mme. Favoral stood dismayed.
Line 4
Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.
/bɪɡ terz roʊld daʊn hɜːr ˈwɪðərd tʃiːks/
Line 5
Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

compared verb US /kəmˈperd/

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading ““Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?”

dismayed adjective US /dɪˈsmeɪd/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading “Mme. Favoral stood dismayed.”

endure verb US /enˈdjʊr/

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading ““Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?”

forgiven verb US /fərˈɡɪvən/

inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading “I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.””

freely adverb US /ˈfriːli/

in a free manner

From this reading “Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.”

rolled adjective US /roʊld/

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading “Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.”

sorrows noun US /ˈsɑːroʊz/

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading “I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.””

withered adjective US /ˈwɪðərd/

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading “Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.”

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addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

cheeksnounUS /tʃiːks/

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.

comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

dismayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmeɪd/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading Mme. Favoral stood dismayed.

Don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.

endureverbUS /enˈdjʊr/

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

Favoral

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mme. Favoral stood dismayed.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

forgivenverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/

inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

freelyadverbUS /ˈfriːli/

in a free manner

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

Mme

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mme. Favoral stood dismayed.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

stammered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Mme. Favoral stood dismayed.

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

to-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

weightnounUS /weɪt/

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading Having alone freely engaged my future, I wished to bear alone the weight of my anxiety.

witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading Big tears rolled down her withered cheeks.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Don’t you see, then,” she stammered, “that all my past suffering is as nothing compared to what I endure to-day?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I should never have forgiven myself for having added this new care to all your other sorrows.”

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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