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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.
The doctor’s prescription, my dear. My carriage is yonder, behind those trees. Do you recognize my dapple-grays?” And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by. “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
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 792/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 3956–3960
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.”
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading “And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.”
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
From this reading “The doctor’s prescription, my dear.”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “Do you recognize my dapple-grays?””
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading ““Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “My carriage is yonder, behind those trees.”
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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 “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
(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 And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
Having no one else present.
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading My carriage is yonder, behind those trees.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading My carriage is yonder, behind those trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you recognize my dapple-grays?”
dearly loved
From this reading The doctor’s prescription, my dear.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you recognize my dapple-grays?”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor’s prescription, my dear.
every person
From this reading “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My carriage is yonder, behind those trees.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The doctor’s prescription, my dear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
From this reading The doctor’s prescription, my dear.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading Do you recognize my dapple-grays?”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor’s prescription, my dear.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My carriage is yonder, behind those trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading My carriage is yonder, behind those trees.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
(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 “Very well, very well! everybody knows you have a carriage,” interrupted M. Saint Pavin.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
which person or people
From this reading And he extended his cane in that direction, as if he were addressing himself, not to Maxence alone, but to all those who were passing by.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading My carriage is yonder, behind those trees.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you recognize my dapple-grays?”
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