Chapter 27 of The Man in the Brown Suit is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Man in the Brown Suit is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You are right. My real name is Harry Lucas. My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia. He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.” “Were you fond of him?”
Chapter 27 of The Man in the Brown Suit is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a university in England
From this reading “He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.””
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading ““Were you fond of him?””
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “My real name is Harry Lucas.”
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading “My real name is Harry Lucas.”
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading “My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.”
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
From this reading “My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.”
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 “He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.””
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.”
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 My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.”
a university in England
From this reading He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Were you fond of him?”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading My real name is Harry Lucas.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Were you fond of him?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My real name is Harry Lucas.
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading My real name is Harry Lucas.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My real name is Harry Lucas.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My real name is Harry Lucas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Were you fond of him?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading My real name is Harry Lucas.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You are right.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you fond of him?”
at the time that
From this reading He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.”
which person or people
From this reading My father was a retired soldier who came out to farm in Rhodesia.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He died when I was in my second year at Cambridge.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are right.
Chapter 27 of The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 27 holds 219 sentences of The Man in the Brown Suit, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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