Chapter 6 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters. “How’s the young lady, doctor?” “Coming round nicely. Her mother’s with her.” “That’s good.
Chapter 6 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
in a nice way
From this reading ““Coming round nicely.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.”
of or relating to the city of Tunis or its residents
From this reading “THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.”
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.
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a young female
In this reading ““How’s the young lady, doctor?””
In this reading “THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.”
In this reading ““Coming round nicely.”
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.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “How’s the young lady, doctor?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “That’s good.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother’s with her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How’s the young lady, doctor?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
and nothing more
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “How’s the young lady, doctor?”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother’s with her.”
in a nice way
From this reading “Coming round nicely.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Coming round nicely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
of or relating to the city of Tunis or its residents
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TUNISIAN DAGGER I met the inspector just coming from the door which led into the kitchen quarters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mother’s with her.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “How’s the young lady, doctor?”
Chapter 6 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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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