Chapter 12 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday. I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail. To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again. By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out. I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
Chapter 12 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.”
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading “ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.”
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.”
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading “I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.”
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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In this reading “I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.”
thoroughly (including all important particulars)
In this reading “I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.”
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.”
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 ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
anew
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
and nothing more
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.
above and across; more than
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
Identical; not different.
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I gave evidence as to the cause of Ackroyd’s death and the probable time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not propose to give the proceedings in detail.
precisely as stated
From this reading By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROUND THE TABLE A joint inquest was held on Monday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To do so would only be to go over the same ground again and again.
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