Chapter 5 of Poirot Investigates is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Poirot Investigates is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I nodded approval. “Now, as to the weapon?” “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings. A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall. One of them is missing.
Chapter 5 of Poirot Investigates is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the formal act of approving
From this reading “I nodded approval.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading ““Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
not able to be found
From this reading “One of them is missing.”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.”
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading ““Now, as to the weapon?””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I nodded approval.”
In this reading “A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.
the formal act of approving
From this reading I nodded approval.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Now, as to the weapon?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I nodded approval.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them is missing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.
engage in
From this reading “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.
not able to be found
From this reading One of them is missing.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading I nodded approval.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, as to the weapon?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them is missing.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, as to the weapon?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them is missing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now, as to the weapon?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “Now, as to the weapon?”
(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 “Well, I can make a guess at it, Captain Hastings.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A pair of revolvers of my husband’s were mounted upon the wall.
Chapter 5 of Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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