Chapter 9 of The Murder on the Links is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Murder on the Links is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud. “Although we hardly need him. There’s no doubt what the man died of. He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.” “When was it done?
Chapter 9 of The Murder on the Links is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““Although we hardly need him.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “There’s no doubt what the man died of.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ““I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.”
only a very short time before
From this reading ““Although we hardly need him.”
occurring with no delay
From this reading “He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.””
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.”
inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on
From this reading “He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Although we hardly need him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading There’s no doubt what the man died of.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “When was it done?
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There’s no doubt what the man died of.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.
only a very short time before
From this reading “Although we hardly need him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Although we hardly need him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.
occurring with no delay
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When was it done?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There’s no doubt what the man died of.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Although we hardly need him.
not any; not one
From this reading There’s no doubt what the man died of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There’s no doubt what the man died of.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m expecting the doctor any minute,” explained Giraud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s no doubt what the man died of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Although we hardly need him.
(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 He was stabbed to the heart, and death must have been pretty well instantaneous.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There’s no doubt what the man died of.
at the time that
From this reading “When was it done?
Chapter 9 of The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie holds 408 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 9 holds 408 sentences of The Murder on the Links, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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