Chapter 12 of The Man in the Brown Suit is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Man in the Brown Suit is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There were no further excitements that night. I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning. Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck. “Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me. You look as though you hadn’t slept well.”
Chapter 12 of The Man in the Brown Suit is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “There were no further excitements that night.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.”
be seated
From this reading ““Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “You look as though you hadn’t slept well.””
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 had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.”
take a seat
In this reading ““Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.”
In this reading ““Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.”
In this reading “Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.”
In this reading “I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no further excitements that night.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading There were no further excitements that night.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.
a young female
From this reading “Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look as though you hadn’t slept well.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look as though you hadn’t slept well.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There were no further excitements that night.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no further excitements that night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Blair hailed me as I came on deck.
be seated
From this reading “Good-morning, Gipsy girl, sit down here by me.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading You look as though you hadn’t slept well.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were no further excitements that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no further excitements that night.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading You look as though you hadn’t slept well.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had breakfast in bed and got up late the next morning.
(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 You look as though you hadn’t slept well.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no further excitements that night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look as though you hadn’t slept well.”
Chapter 12 of The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 12 holds 201 sentences of The Man in the Brown Suit, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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