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.
“Yours?” “Mine. I am Marius de Tregars.” A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame. Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.
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 679/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3391–3395
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the organ of sight
From this reading “Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.”
as a matter of instinct
From this reading “Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.”
easily agitated
From this reading “A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.”
shake, as from cold
From this reading “A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““Yours?””
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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 A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am Marius de Tregars.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I am Marius de Tregars.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.
the organ of sight
From this reading Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am Marius de Tregars.”
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am Marius de Tregars.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mine.
easily agitated
From this reading A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.
shake, as from cold
From this reading A nervous shudder shook M. Costeclar’s lean frame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.
in the direction of
From this reading Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am Marius de Tregars.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Instinctively his eye turned towards the door.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours?”
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.
Chapter 1 holds 5546 sentences of Other People's Money, unabridged, divided into 1110 reading sections.
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