Chapter 8 of Poirot Investigates is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Poirot Investigates is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it? See you, a little white powder has clung to it. You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?” “No, I didn’t.” “You should observe my actions, my friend.
Chapter 8 of Poirot Investigates is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 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.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading ““You should observe my actions, my friend.”
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading ““The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “See you, a little white powder has clung to it.”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?””
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?””
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading ““You should observe my actions, my friend.”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “See you, a little white powder has clung to it.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading ““The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?”
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 “See you, a little white powder has clung to it.”
admittedly
In this reading “You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?””
In this reading “See you, a little white powder has clung to it.”
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 See you, a little white powder has clung to it.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “You should observe my actions, my friend.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading See you, a little white powder has clung to it.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I didn’t.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “You should observe my actions, my friend.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See you, a little white powder has clung to it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading See you, a little white powder has clung to it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I didn’t.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “You should observe my actions, my friend.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading See you, a little white powder has clung to it.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See you, a little white powder has clung to it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You should observe my actions, my friend.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See you, a little white powder has clung to it.
a Caucasian
From this reading See you, a little white powder has clung to it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You without doubt observed me run my finger round the drawer of the dressing-table?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The sleeve of my coat that I have taken off—will you brush it?
Chapter 8 of Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 8 holds 434 sentences of Poirot Investigates, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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