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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.
Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.” Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face. His eyes flashed. Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed. M. Costeclar threw himself suddenly to one side.
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 689/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3441–3445
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.””
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “His eyes flashed.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.””
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.””
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.”
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading “Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.”
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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 Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
lacking funds
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Costeclar threw himself suddenly to one side.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes flashed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading His eyes flashed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading M. Costeclar threw himself suddenly to one side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
immediately past
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading M. Costeclar threw himself suddenly to one side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
above and across; more than
From this reading Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading M. Costeclar threw himself suddenly to one side.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading M. Costeclar threw himself suddenly to one side.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading M. Costeclar threw himself suddenly to one side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M. Costeclar threw himself suddenly to one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something like a flame passed over M. de Tregars’ face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Rising in all the height of his wrath, which broke out terrible at last, “Ah, you scoundrel!” he exclaimed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Losing completely his head, “You should have let me know, then,” he exclaimed, “that she was your mistress.”
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