Chapter 4 of Poirot Investigates is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Poirot Investigates is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We were fortunate in our quest. No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week. Poirot promptly took it for a month. Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests: “But I make money nowadays!
Chapter 4 of Poirot Investigates is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having unexpected good fortune
From this reading “We were fortunate in our quest.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.”
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading “No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.”
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading ““But I make money nowadays!”
with little or no delay
From this reading “Poirot promptly took it for a month.”
plural of “protest” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:”
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading “We were fortunate in our quest.”
reduced to silence
From this reading “Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.”
In this reading “No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.”
In this reading “No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.”
In this reading ““But I make money nowadays!”
In this reading “Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:”
In this reading “No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
anew
From this reading Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I make money nowadays!
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Poirot promptly took it for a month.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading We were fortunate in our quest.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I make money nowadays!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were fortunate in our quest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Poirot promptly took it for a month.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
engage in
From this reading “But I make money nowadays!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “But I make money nowadays!
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Poirot promptly took it for a month.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:
not any; not one
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “But I make money nowadays!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were fortunate in our quest.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poirot promptly took it for a month.
with little or no delay
From this reading Poirot promptly took it for a month.
plural of “protest” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading We were fortunate in our quest.
reduced to silence
From this reading Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Outside in the street again, he silenced my protests:
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Poirot promptly took it for a month.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were fortunate in our quest.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading No. 8, on the fourth floor, was to be let furnished at ten guineas a week.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were fortunate in our quest.
Chapter 4 of Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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