Chapter 8 of The Murder on the Links is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Murder on the Links is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But my mind had reverted to the main facts. “Then all this story of the masked men—?” “Is false.” “What really happened?” Poirot shrugged his shoulders.
Chapter 8 of The Murder on the Links is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “But my mind had reverted to the main facts.”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading ““Is false.””
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ““What really happened?””
most important element
From this reading “But my mind had reverted to the main facts.”
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading ““Then all this story of the masked men—?””
past form of “revert” — go back to a previous state
From this reading “But my mind had reverted to the main facts.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Poirot shrugged his shoulders.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Poirot shrugged his shoulders.”
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In this reading ““Then all this story of the masked men—?””
In this reading “But my mind had reverted to the main facts.”
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(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 “Then all this story of the masked men—?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my mind had reverted to the main facts.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading But my mind had reverted to the main facts.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “Is false.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But my mind had reverted to the main facts.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What really happened?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poirot shrugged his shoulders.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is false.”
most important element
From this reading But my mind had reverted to the main facts.
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading “Then all this story of the masked men—?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Then all this story of the masked men—?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But my mind had reverted to the main facts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my mind had reverted to the main facts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Then all this story of the masked men—?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poirot shrugged his shoulders.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “What really happened?”
past form of “revert” — go back to a previous state
From this reading But my mind had reverted to the main facts.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Poirot shrugged his shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Poirot shrugged his shoulders.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Then all this story of the masked men—?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But my mind had reverted to the main facts.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then all this story of the masked men—?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Then all this story of the masked men—?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But my mind had reverted to the main facts.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What really happened?”
Chapter 8 of The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 409 sentences of The Murder on the Links, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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