Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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.
It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’ “I was terrified. He saw it, and took pity on me. “‘In your place,’ he added, ‘I would change my domicile. You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.
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 937/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 4681–4685
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’”
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading “It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’”
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading ““I was terrified.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.”
not known
From this reading “It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “‘In your place,’ he added, ‘I would change my domicile.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw it, and took pity on me.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “‘In your place,’ he added, ‘I would change my domicile.
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
From this reading “‘In your place,’ he added, ‘I would change my domicile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw it, and took pity on me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was terrified.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.
engage in
From this reading You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw it, and took pity on me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘In your place,’ he added, ‘I would change my domicile.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He saw it, and took pity on me.
by chance
From this reading You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading He saw it, and took pity on me.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “‘In your place,’ he added, ‘I would change my domicile.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw it, and took pity on me.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “I was terrified.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He saw it, and took pity on me.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.
not known
From this reading It can do nothing to anticipate a crime conceived in the brain of an unknown scoundrel.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was terrified.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘In your place,’ he added, ‘I would change my domicile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might, perhaps, thus make them lose your track.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘In your place,’ he added, ‘I would change my domicile.
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