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.
By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine. The pact is broken. According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.” M. Costeclar’s dull eye was vacillating. “I did not think I was doing wrong,” he muttered.
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 687/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3431–3435
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading “According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.””
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““I did not think I was doing wrong,” he muttered.”
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading “The pact is broken.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.””
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.”
uncertain in purpose or action
From this reading “M. Costeclar’s dull eye was vacillating.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The pact is broken.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Costeclar’s dull eye was vacillating.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did not think I was doing wrong,” he muttered.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “I did not think I was doing wrong,” he muttered.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading M. Costeclar’s dull eye was vacillating.
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
the organ of sight
From this reading M. Costeclar’s dull eye was vacillating.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I did not think I was doing wrong,” he muttered.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pact is broken.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
go away from a place
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. Costeclar’s dull eye was vacillating.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “I did not think I was doing wrong,” he muttered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I did not think I was doing wrong,” he muttered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading The pact is broken.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
precisely, exactly
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading According to the agreement, I have the right, as I leave here, to go straight to the police.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pact is broken.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I did not think I was doing wrong,” he muttered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
uncertain in purpose or action
From this reading M. Costeclar’s dull eye was vacillating.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Costeclar’s dull eye was vacillating.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “I did not think I was doing wrong,” he muttered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By failing to keep your engagements, you have relieved me of mine.
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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