Chapter XXIX
WHO KILLED MRS. RIDER? The matron of the nursing home received Tarling. Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest. She suggested she should be sent to the country.
The Daffodil Mystery
Chapter XXIX
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WHO
KILLED
MRS.
RIDER?
The
matron
of
the
nursing
home
received
Tarling.
Odette,
she
said,
had
regained
her
normal
calm,
but
would
require
a
few
days'
rest.
She
suggested
she
should
be
sent
to
the
country.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WHO
KILLED
MRS.
Line 2
RIDER?
Line 3
The
matron
of
the
nursing
home
received
Tarling.
Line 4
Odette,
she
said,
had
regained
her
normal
calm,
but
would
require
a
few
days'
rest.
Line 5
She
suggested
she
should
be
sent
to
the
country.
Learner Dictionary
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Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
calm
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From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
country
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days
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few
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From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
home
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From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
KILLED
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matron
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MRS
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normal
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nursing
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From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
Odette
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From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
received
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From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
regained
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From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
require
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From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
RIDER
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From this reading RIDER?
said
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From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
sent
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From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
suggested
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From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
Tarling
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From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHO KILLED MRS.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.