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.
“There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux. “Don’t let us forget that.” “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer. “Fortunately, I have some.” And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
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 54/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 266–270
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being one more than ten
From this reading ““There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.”
by good fortune
From this reading ““Fortunately, I have some.””
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading ““But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading ““But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading ““But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.”
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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 “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t let us forget that.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Don’t let us forget that.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
by good fortune
From this reading “Fortunately, I have some.”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Fortunately, I have some.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
ten 10s
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Fortunately, I have some.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
go away from a place
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t let us forget that.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Fortunately, I have some.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don’t let us forget that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
create by training and teaching
From this reading “There is a train at five minutes past eleven,” remarked M. Desormeaux.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t let us forget that.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But money will be required to leave by that train,” interrupted the old lawyer.
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