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Chapter 1 of Other People's Money is here in full — 5546 sentences across 1110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’” With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up. “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered. He trembled lest he had offended her. “I beseech you,” he began.
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 983/1109 · 5 reading units · Lines 4911–4915
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ask for or request earnestly
From this reading ““I beseech you,” he began.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’””
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “He trembled lest he had offended her.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “He trembled lest he had offended her.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’””
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “He trembled lest he had offended her.”
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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 And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I beseech you,” he began.
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading “I beseech you,” he began.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He trembled lest he had offended her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He trembled lest he had offended her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He trembled lest he had offended her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading He trembled lest he had offended her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading He trembled lest he had offended her.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.
communicated in words
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And then a voice, the inexorable voice of fate, cried to me, ‘Never more shalt thou see her!’”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a superb gesture Mlle. Lucienne drew herself up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is not with your heart, I trust, that you judge me, M. Maxence Favoral,” she uttered.
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