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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.
Mme. Favoral stopped him. “We have more than we need,” said she. She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going. He refused them with a gesture of rage. “Rather starve to death!” he exclaimed.
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 55/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 271–275
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approval
From this reading “She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “He refused them with a gesture of rage.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “He refused them with a gesture of rage.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.”
be hungry; go without food
From this reading ““Rather starve to death!” he exclaimed.”
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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 He refused them with a gesture of rage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
approval
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Rather starve to death!” he exclaimed.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Rather starve to death!” he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mme. Favoral stopped him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading He refused them with a gesture of rage.
the act of departing
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have more than we need,” said she.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He refused them with a gesture of rage.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mme. Favoral stopped him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mme. Favoral stopped him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “We have more than we need,” said she.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “We have more than we need,” said she.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading He refused them with a gesture of rage.
on the contrary
From this reading “Rather starve to death!” he exclaimed.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading He refused them with a gesture of rage.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We have more than we need,” said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We have more than we need,” said she.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
be hungry; go without food
From this reading “Rather starve to death!” he exclaimed.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Mme. Favoral stopped him.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “We have more than we need,” said she.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He refused them with a gesture of rage.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have more than we need,” said she.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She took from the table, and held out to her husband, the roll of bank notes which the director of the Mutual Credit Society had thrown down before going.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He refused them with a gesture of rage.
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