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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.
You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece. Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed. I am driven to a petty clerkship. And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!” Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
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 555/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 2771–2775
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your usual mood
From this reading “You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.”
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading “Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.”
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading “Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.”
past form of “estimate” — judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading “Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!””
preside over
From this reading “Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.”
inferior in rank or status
From this reading “I am driven to a petty clerkship.”
third-person singular of “spend” — use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
later than; following
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am driven to a petty clerkship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
the job of clerk
From this reading I am driven to a petty clerkship.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
dearly loved
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
your usual mood
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading I am driven to a petty clerkship.
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
past form of “estimate” — judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am driven to a petty clerkship.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
preside over
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
inferior in rank or status
From this reading I am driven to a petty clerkship.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
third-person singular of “spend” — use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am driven to a petty clerkship.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Gilberte spends her days turning her dresses, after having had them dyed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such, indeed, was the figure at which the most moderate estimated M. Favoral’s fortune.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading And my father has fifty thousand francs a year!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You, poor, dear mother!--you have never had the free disposition of a five-franc-piece.
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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