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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Mysterious Affair at Styles is here in full — 607 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Agatha Christie • Curated US English Learning Edition

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POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

One could save time by taking a narrow path through the long grass, which cut off the detours of the winding drive.

So I, accordingly, went that way.

I had nearly reached the lodge, when my attention was arrested by the running figure of a man approaching me.

It was Mr. Inglethorp.

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Mysterious Affair at Styles is here in full — 607 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/121 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

Line 2

One could save time by taking a narrow path through the long grass, which cut off the detours of the winding drive.

Line 3

So I, accordingly, went that way.

Line 4

I had nearly reached the lodge, when my attention was arrested by the running figure of a man approaching me.

Line 5

It was Mr. Inglethorp.

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a

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accordingly

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approaching

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arrested

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attention

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From this reading I had nearly reached the lodge, when my attention was arrested by the running figure of a man approaching me.

Belgians

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

by

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From this reading One could save time by taking a narrow path through the long grass, which cut off the detours of the winding drive.

close

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

could

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From this reading One could save time by taking a narrow path through the long grass, which cut off the detours of the winding drive.

cut

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detours

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drive

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figure

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gates

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

grass

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From this reading One could save time by taking a narrow path through the long grass, which cut off the detours of the winding drive.

had

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house

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

I

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From this reading So I, accordingly, went that way.

in

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

Inglethorp

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INVESTIGATES

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

It

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lodge

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long

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man

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me

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Mr

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From this reading It was Mr. Inglethorp.

my

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narrow

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nearly

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occupied

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

of

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off

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One

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park

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

path

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From this reading One could save time by taking a narrow path through the long grass, which cut off the detours of the winding drive.

POIROT

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

quite

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

reached

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running

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From this reading I had nearly reached the lodge, when my attention was arrested by the running figure of a man approaching me.

save

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So

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From this reading So I, accordingly, went that way.

taking

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that

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From this reading So I, accordingly, went that way.

The

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

through

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From this reading One could save time by taking a narrow path through the long grass, which cut off the detours of the winding drive.

time

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to

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

village

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

was

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

way

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From this reading So I, accordingly, went that way.

went

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From this reading So I, accordingly, went that way.

when

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From this reading I had nearly reached the lodge, when my attention was arrested by the running figure of a man approaching me.

which

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From this reading POIROT INVESTIGATES The house which the Belgians occupied in the village was quite close to the park gates.

winding

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From this reading One could save time by taking a narrow path through the long grass, which cut off the detours of the winding drive.

Chapter 4 of The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie holds 607 sentences, grouped into 122 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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