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.
But what do your objections prove? Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed. Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine? No. Pray, then, where did he breakfast? In a restaurant?
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 95/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 471–475
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “No. Pray, then, where did he breakfast?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine?”
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “But what do your objections prove?”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “No. Pray, then, where did he breakfast?”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “But what do your objections prove?”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “In a restaurant?”
and nothing more
From this reading “Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.”
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading “Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.”
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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 In a restaurant?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine?
eat an early morning meal
From this reading No. Pray, then, where did he breakfast?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what do your objections prove?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No. Pray, then, where did he breakfast?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But what do your objections prove?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a restaurant?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine?
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine?
not any; not one
From this reading No. Pray, then, where did he breakfast?
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading But what do your objections prove?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading No. Pray, then, where did he breakfast?
be shown or be found to be
From this reading But what do your objections prove?
a building where people go to eat
From this reading In a restaurant?
in full control of your faculties
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
and nothing more
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading No. Pray, then, where did he breakfast?
precisely as stated
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what do your objections prove?
at the time that
From this reading Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine?
in or at the place that
From this reading No. Pray, then, where did he breakfast?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Had he breakfasted when he left you at nine?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But what do your objections prove?
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