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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.
I think not. Something tells me that she has not forgotten me.” She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative. And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off. It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
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 864/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 4316–4320
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in a vicious manner
From this reading “And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.”
the act of gathering something together
From this reading “She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.”
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “Something tells me that she has not forgotten me.””
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
in a vicious manner
From this reading And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.
the act of gathering something together
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Something tells me that she has not forgotten me.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something tells me that she has not forgotten me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think not.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.
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 It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something tells me that she has not forgotten me.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I think not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something tells me that she has not forgotten me.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something tells me that she has not forgotten me.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Something tells me that she has not forgotten me.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something tells me that she has not forgotten me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think not.
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading She remained silent for a few moments, as if collecting herself before resuming the thread of her narrative.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then, “It was thus brutally,” she resumed, “that I was sent off.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been useless to beg, I knew; and, moreover, I have never known how to beg.
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