Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance. “I do,” he stammered. “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?” “He did.” “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
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 678/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3386–3390
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.”
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.”
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading ““Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.””
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading ““Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.””
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading ““Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?””
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?”
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do,” he stammered.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I do,” he stammered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do,” he stammered.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I do,” he stammered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?”
(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 “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
which person or people
From this reading “Well, ‘twas I who sent him to you; and the commands which he delivered to you were mine.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did not M. Villegre call upon you before the war?”
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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