Chapter 19 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan. I pulled up, and the inspector mounted on the step. “Good-morning, Dr. Sheppard,” he said. “Well, that alibi is all right enough.” “Charles Kent’s?”
Chapter 19 of The murder of Roger Ackroyd is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
From this reading ““Well, that alibi is all right enough.””
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading ““Charles Kent’s?””
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.”
possessive form of “kent” — a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “I pulled up, and the inspector mounted on the step.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.”
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In this reading “FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.”
come to a halt after driving somewhere
In this reading “I pulled up, and the inspector mounted on the step.”
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From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
From this reading “Well, that alibi is all right enough.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Well, that alibi is all right enough.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I pulled up, and the inspector mounted on the step.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles Kent’s?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, Dr. Sheppard,” he said.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Well, that alibi is all right enough.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, Dr. Sheppard,” he said.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good-morning, Dr. Sheppard,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, that alibi is all right enough.”
possessive form of “kent” — a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Charles Kent’s?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading I pulled up, and the inspector mounted on the step.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I pulled up, and the inspector mounted on the step.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading I pulled up, and the inspector mounted on the step.
a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Well, that alibi is all right enough.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good-morning, Dr. Sheppard,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, Dr. Sheppard,” he said.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading I pulled up, and the inspector mounted on the step.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, that alibi is all right enough.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I pulled up, and the inspector mounted on the step.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FLORA ACKROYD As I was returning from my round the following morning, I was hailed by Inspector Raglan.
(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 “Well, that alibi is all right enough.”
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