Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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 know it,” exclaimed the old merchant. “I know it as well as you do yourself. And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing. When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money. He is a hard one to fetch, that’s a fact.
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 610/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3046–3050
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.”
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.”
promote over another
From this reading “And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “He is a hard one to fetch, that’s a fact.”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading ““I know it,” exclaimed the old merchant.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.”
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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 And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I know it as well as you do yourself.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I know it as well as you do yourself.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I know it,” exclaimed the old merchant.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He is a hard one to fetch, that’s a fact.
promote over another
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading He is a hard one to fetch, that’s a fact.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He is a hard one to fetch, that’s a fact.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a hard one to fetch, that’s a fact.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know it,” exclaimed the old merchant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a hard one to fetch, that’s a fact.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I know it,” exclaimed the old merchant.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know it,” exclaimed the old merchant.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
engage in
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “I know it,” exclaimed the old merchant.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I know it,” exclaimed the old merchant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He is a hard one to fetch, that’s a fact.
To recall to mind.
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is a hard one to fetch, that’s a fact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I know it,” exclaimed the old merchant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I know it as well as you do yourself.
at the time that
From this reading When you see Favoral, remember me to him, explain my situation to him, and try to make him give me back my money.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And so I have come to beg a little favor of you, which will cost you nothing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I know it as well as you do yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I know it as well as you do yourself.
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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