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Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.” “Sir!” “Oh! I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else. Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
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 611/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3051–3055
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.””
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.”
past form of “reimburse” — pay back for some expense incurred
From this reading “Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.”
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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 I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
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From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
dearly loved
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
one or the other of two
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
divisible by two
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
engage in
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
past form of “reimburse” — pay back for some expense incurred
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Although reimbursed, I’ll make as much noise as the rest,--more noise, even.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
express in words
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir!”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
carry out
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I swear I sha’n’t say a word about it, either to Desormeaux or Chapelain, nor to any one else.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if you go right about it, above all, if our dear Gilberte will take the matter in hand.”
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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