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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.
I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth. I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.” “Make haste, father,” interrupted Mlle. Gilberte. It seemed as if he could not make up his mind. “It is horrible to abandon you thus.
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 60/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 296–300
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading ““It is horrible to abandon you thus.”
suffering shame
From this reading “I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.””
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading ““Make haste, father,” interrupted Mlle. Gilberte.”
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
From this reading “I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.””
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading “I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.””
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.””
the act of testing something
From this reading “I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.””
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
forsake, leave behind
From this reading “It is horrible to abandon you thus.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
suffering shame
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
the state or fact of existing
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Make haste, father,” interrupted Mlle. Gilberte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Make haste, father,” interrupted Mlle. Gilberte.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Make haste, father,” interrupted Mlle. Gilberte.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
provoking horror
From this reading “It is horrible to abandon you thus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Make haste, father,” interrupted Mlle. Gilberte.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is horrible to abandon you thus.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
not experiencing or inspiring joy
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
go away from a place
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
engage in
From this reading “Make haste, father,” interrupted Mlle. Gilberte.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Make haste, father,” interrupted Mlle. Gilberte.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “It is horrible to abandon you thus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is horrible to abandon you thus.
the act of testing something
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It seemed as if he could not make up his mind.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading I imposed upon you every trial of poverty, whilst I--And now I leave you nothing but ruin and a dishonored name.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading I made you lead a miserable existence, spend a joyless youth.
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