Chapter 5 of The Murder on the Links is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Murder on the Links is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town. A few hundred yards down the road. It will be handy for your investigations. We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?” “Yes, I thank you, M. Hautet.”
Chapter 5 of The Murder on the Links is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading ““There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.”
easy to reach
From this reading “It will be handy for your investigations.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading ““There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.”
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading “It will be handy for your investigations.”
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?””
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “A few hundred yards down the road.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““Yes, I thank you, M. Hautet.””
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “A few hundred yards down the road.”
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In this reading “A few hundred yards down the road.”
In this reading “A few hundred yards down the road.”
In this reading “We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be handy for your investigations.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A few hundred yards down the road.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few hundred yards down the road.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It will be handy for your investigations.
easy to reach
From this reading It will be handy for your investigations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I thank you, M. Hautet.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
ten 10s
From this reading A few hundred yards down the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?”
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading It will be handy for your investigations.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be handy for your investigations.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “Yes, I thank you, M. Hautet.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A few hundred yards down the road.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Yes, I thank you, M. Hautet.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “There is a small place, the Hotel des Bains, on this side of town.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be handy for your investigations.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading A few hundred yards down the road.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I thank you, M. Hautet.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We shall see you in the morning then, I presume?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It will be handy for your investigations.
Chapter 5 of The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 405 sentences of The Murder on the Links, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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