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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.
So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.” She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her. “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.” She looked at him with an air of painful surprise. “What,” she said, “at such a moment!”
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 651/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3251–3255
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading ““I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.””
put on clothes
From this reading “So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.””
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading “So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.””
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading ““I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.””
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.”
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 “What,” she said, “at such a moment!”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.
dearly loved
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
put on clothes
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.
a particular point in time
From this reading “What,” she said, “at such a moment!”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I am obliged to go out, dear mother,” he said; “and I shall probably not be home to breakfast.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
term of address for a man
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
a male human offspring
From this reading She left the parlor; but as she reached her room, her son joined her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “What,” she said, “at such a moment!”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What,” she said, “at such a moment!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked at him with an air of painful surprise.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So, without hesitating, “The time to dress, sir,” she said, “and I am ready.”
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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