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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.
Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room. I had no sewing-machine, and but few acquaintances. By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents. That was not enough to live on. Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
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 909/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 4541–4545
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plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “I had no sewing-machine, and but few acquaintances.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.”
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 Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading I had no sewing-machine, and but few acquaintances.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had no sewing-machine, and but few acquaintances.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had no sewing-machine, and but few acquaintances.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That was not enough to live on.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I had no sewing-machine, and but few acquaintances.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no sewing-machine, and but few acquaintances.
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading That was not enough to live on.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no sewing-machine, and but few acquaintances.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was not enough to live on.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
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From this reading Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had no sewing-machine, and but few acquaintances.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was not enough to live on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
a special situation
From this reading Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was not enough to live on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
in or at the place that
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Then work failed me altogether, and, piece by piece, every thing I had went to the pawnbroker’s.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading By working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, I made thirty or forty cents.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.
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