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Chapter 13 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner. Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance. I think she would have liked to have accompanied me. Poirot greeted me hospitably. He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
Chapter 13 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance.”
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
From this reading “He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.”
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading “THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.”
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading “Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance.”
a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube
From this reading “He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.”
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading “He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.”
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effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide
In this reading “He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.”
In this reading “THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.”
In this reading “He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.”
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
having companions or an escort
From this reading I think she would have liked to have accompanied me.
later than; following
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance.
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance.
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Poirot greeted me hospitably.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think she would have liked to have accompanied me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
in a hospitable manner
From this reading Poirot greeted me hospitably.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading I think she would have liked to have accompanied me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
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From this reading Poirot greeted me hospitably.
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From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance.
express the need or desire for
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
cut with a saw
From this reading Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think she would have liked to have accompanied me.
a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think she would have liked to have accompanied me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE GOOSE QUILL That evening, at Poirot’s request, I went over to his house after dinner.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading He had placed a bottle of Irish whisky (which I detest) on a small table, with a soda water siphon and a glass.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Caroline saw me depart with visible reluctance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think she would have liked to have accompanied me.
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