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Meanings of last sou in English

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Usage of last sou in English
1
When I had spent my last sou on her she said simply:
Original Short Stories — Volume 07
2
He soon reached his last sou, never his last burst of laughter.
Les Misérables
3
Her last sou had furnished the breakfast of the preceding day.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief
4
That is why I followed you from Toulon-spending my last sou to do so.
The Isle of Unrest
5
The revolution will make the Pope lose his last sou, with the rest of his patrimony.
The Red Lily — Volume 01
6
I will sell it, and spend the last sou, if necessary, so long as I only have my revenge.
Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1
7
I will say for M. le Comte that he would share his last sou with any one who asked.
The Helmet of Navarre
8
My dear, I am continually amazed at the way people are living whose incomes I know to the last sou.
Jacqueline — Volume 1
9
He draws upon it to the last sou, he crushes the subjects, reduces them to beggary, forces the cultivators to desert.
The Ancient Regime
10
He now, as usual, came to the table for the accustomed coin-thelast sou was gone,-thedog's occupation was at an end.
What Will He Do with It? — Complete
11
This was the secret of my purchase, and the true reason why this lovely girl had literally expended her last sou in making it.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief
12
I was willing to give my last sou, to sell my belongings, to take from the poor to help you-untilyou defamed a good man.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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