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Chapter 2 of Other People's Money is here in full — 3325 sentences across 665 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows: “All goes well. T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords. But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel. I have not the amount.
Chapter 2 of Other People's Money is here in full — 3325 sentences across 665 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 558/665 · 5 reading units · Lines 2786–2790
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a quantity of money
From this reading “I have not the amount.”
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading “And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:”
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading “But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
an angry dispute
From this reading “T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.”
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.”
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.”
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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 after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:
later than; following
From this reading And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:
at or in the front
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All goes well.
a quantity of money
From this reading I have not the amount.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “All goes well.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not the amount.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
go away from a place
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not the amount.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
an angry dispute
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And after a moment’s thought, he dictated as follows:
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
except if; if not
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “All goes well.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But our man, whom I cannot leave, refuses to go ahead, unless he is paid two thousand francs before the duel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading T. drawn into a quarrel, is to fight in the morning with swords.
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