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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.
I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so. “My visitor at once protested indignantly. Whom did I take him for? It was a fortune that I was refusing. He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
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 924/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 4616–4620
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plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.”
past form of “guarantee” — give surety or assume responsibility
From this reading “He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading ““My visitor at once protested indignantly.”
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading “He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““My visitor at once protested indignantly.”
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “It was a fortune that I was refusing.”
someone who visits
From this reading ““My visitor at once protested indignantly.”
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 It was a fortune that I was refusing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My visitor at once protested indignantly.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Whom did I take him for?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It was a fortune that I was refusing.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
past form of “guarantee” — give surety or assume responsibility
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
ten 10s
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
in an indignant manner
From this reading “My visitor at once protested indignantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fortune that I was refusing.
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
on one occasion
From this reading “My visitor at once protested indignantly.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “My visitor at once protested indignantly.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading It was a fortune that I was refusing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
carry out
From this reading Whom did I take him for?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a fortune that I was refusing.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I refused, therefore, and frankly gave him my reasons for doing so.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
someone who visits
From this reading “My visitor at once protested indignantly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fortune that I was refusing.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom did I take him for?
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading He guaranteed me in New York board, lodging, and two hundred francs a month.
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