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.
Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it. I know your heart. Poverty would have brought us nearer together. But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too! The name I bear is forever stained.
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 704/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3516–3520
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for a limitless time
From this reading “The name I bear is forever stained.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too!”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Poverty would have brought us nearer together.”
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading “Poverty would have brought us nearer together.”
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading “Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.”
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading “The name I bear is forever stained.”
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From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
have
From this reading The name I bear is forever stained.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Poverty would have brought us nearer together.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too!
for a limitless time
From this reading The name I bear is forever stained.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I know your heart.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know your heart.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name I bear is forever stained.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Poverty would have brought us nearer together.
and nothing more
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
by chance
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Poverty would have brought us nearer together.
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading The name I bear is forever stained.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The name I bear is forever stained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah! if it had only been our fortune, I should perhaps have rejoiced to lose it.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Poverty would have brought us nearer together.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But it’s honor, Marius, honor that is lost too!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poverty would have brought us nearer together.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Poverty would have brought us nearer together.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know your heart.
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