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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.
What is there left after a lost game? Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.” The unfortunate woman was not convinced. “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.” “Do not swear, madame.”
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 82/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 406–410
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the stock exchange in Paris
From this reading “Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.””
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading “The unfortunate woman was not convinced.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.””
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.””
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading ““I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.””
a just detectable amount
From this reading “Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.””
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “The unfortunate woman was not convinced.”
the shape of something rotating rapidly
From this reading “Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.””
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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 What is there left after a lost game?
later than; following
From this reading What is there left after a lost game?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
the stock exchange in Paris
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading The unfortunate woman was not convinced.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do not swear, madame.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading What is there left after a lost game?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is there left after a lost game?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading What is there left after a lost game?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading What is there left after a lost game?
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Do not swear, madame.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The unfortunate woman was not convinced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I could swear, sir,” she protested, “that I knew how my husband spent every hour of his life.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading What is there left after a lost game?
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading The unfortunate woman was not convinced.
the shape of something rotating rapidly
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The unfortunate woman was not convinced.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is there left after a lost game?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Fortunes may be thrown into the vortex of the bourse, without a trace of them being left.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The unfortunate woman was not convinced.
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