Other People's Money

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Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

“After vainly trying for some time to solve this riddle, I concluded that I must be the victim of my own imagination; and I turned my attention to making the best possible use of my sudden fortune.

On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months.

Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

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Chapter I Reading 922/1109

Other People's Money Emile Gaboriau

Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house? “After vainly trying for some time to solve this riddle, I concluded that I must be the victim of my own imagination; and I turned my attention to making the best possible use of my sudden fortune. On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine. Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months. Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

Other People's Money

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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Reading 922/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 4606–4610

Line 1

Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

/waɪ ˈæftər ˈʃoʊɪŋ hɪmˈself soʊ ˈdʒenərəs hæd hiː soʊ ˈstrɪktli ɪkˈskluːdəd miː frʌm hɪz haʊs/

Line 2

“After vainly trying for some time to solve this riddle, I concluded that I must be the victim of my own imagination; and I turned my attention to making the best possible use of my sudden fortune.

/ˈæftər ˈveɪnli ˈtraɪɪŋ fɔːr sʌm taɪm tuː sɑːlv ðɪs ˈrɪdəl aɪ kənˈkluːdəd ðæt aɪ mʌst biː ðə ˈvɪktəm ʌv maɪ oʊn ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən ənd aɪ tɜːrnd maɪ əˈtenʃən tuː ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə best ˈpɑːsəbəl juːs ʌv maɪ ˈsʌdən ˈfɔːrtʃən/

Line 3

On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

Line 4

Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months.

/bɪˈfɔːr ðə wiːk wɑːz ˈoʊvər aɪ hæd wɜːrk bɪˈfɔːr miː fɔːr ˈsevrəl mʌnθs/

Line 5

Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

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apprehend verb US /ˌæprɪˈhend/

get the meaning of something

From this reading “Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.”

destiny noun US /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading “Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.”

excluded verb US /ɪkˈskluːdəd/

past form of “exclude” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading “Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?”

riddle verb US /ˈrɪdəl/

pierce with many holes

From this reading ““After vainly trying for some time to solve this riddle, I concluded that I must be the victim of my own imagination; and I turned my attention to making the best possible use of my sudden fortune.”

solve verb US /sɑːlv/

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

strictly adverb US /ˈstrɪktli/

restricted to something

From this reading “Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?”

vainly adverb US /ˈveɪnli/

to no avail

victim noun US /ˈvɪktəm/

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

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From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “After vainly trying for some time to solve this riddle, I concluded that I must be the victim of my own imagination; and I turned my attention to making the best possible use of my sudden fortune.

apprehendverbUS /ˌæprɪˈhend/

get the meaning of something

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

boughtverbUS /bɑːt/

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

concludedadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

Denis

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From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

excludedverbUS /ɪkˈskluːdəd/

past form of “exclude” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

Faubourgnoun

a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

generousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəs/

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

riddleverbUS /ˈrɪdəl/

pierce with many holes

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months.

sewing-machine

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From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

the display of a motion picture

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

solveverbUS /sɑːlv/

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/

restricted to something

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/

happening without warning or in a short space of time

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading On the same day, I took a little room in the Faubourg St. Denis; and I bought myself a sewing-machine.

tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/

to no avail

victimnounUS /ˈvɪktəm/

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why, after showing himself so generous, had he so strictly excluded me from his house?

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Ah! this time it seemed indeed that I had nothing more to apprehend from destiny; and I looked forward, without fear, to the future.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Before the week was over, I had work before me for several months.

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