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.
What do we know about it? That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away. Is that any reason why our money should be lost? I hope not. And so what should we do?
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 633/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3161–3165
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take into custody
From this reading “That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.”
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading “That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.”
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
From this reading “That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope not.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “Is that any reason why our money should be lost?”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Is that any reason why our money should be lost?”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Is that any reason why our money should be lost?”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What do we know about it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Is that any reason why our money should be lost?
take into custody
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Is that any reason why our money should be lost?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do we know about it?
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
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From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What do we know about it?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading What do we know about it?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Is that any reason why our money should be lost?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Is that any reason why our money should be lost?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope not.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Is that any reason why our money should be lost?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Is that any reason why our money should be lost?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Is that any reason why our money should be lost?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so what should we do?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What do we know about it?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do we know about it?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Is that any reason why our money should be lost?
in the company of; together with
From this reading That Favoral is charged with embezzlement, that they came to arrest him, and that he has run away.
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