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Read “The Secret of Chimneys” by Agatha Christie in English. Tap any word for its meaning, hear how it sounds, and save it to a memory-driven review schedule.
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DICTIONARY
TRANSLATION
apreciar, atesorar
to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.
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The opening
How “The Secret of Chimneys” begins
Castle’s Select Tour, represented by seven depressed-looking females and three perspiring males, looked on with considerable interest.
Evidently their Mr. Cade had met an old friend.
They all admired Mr. Cade so much, his tall lean figure, his suntanned face, the lighthearted manner with which he settled disputes and cajoled them all into good temper.
This friend of his now—surely rather a peculiar-looking man.
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Vocabulary
Words to know before you start
The 30 words you will meet most often in “The Secret of Chimneys” at level B1 and above, with how many times each one appears.
- battle
- bundle
- superintendent
- prince
- chimney
- gentleman
- fellow
- memoir
- wonder
- remark
- stare
- murmur
- manuscript
- shoot
- chamber
- council
- indeed
- murder
- nod
- inspector
- stranger
- comrade
- curious
- terrace
- perfectly
- simply
- pause
- tone
- hand
- gently
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Grammar
Grammar you will meet in “The Secret of Chimneys”
How much of each kind of grammar “The Secret of Chimneys” uses, counted in the sentences the Reader marks: per 10,000 words, compared with the other books in the library.
- Passive voice
- Perfect tenses
- Modal verbs
- Relative clauses
- Phrasal verbs
- -ing forms and to-infinitives
- Reported speech
- Conditionals
Constructions to look for
- Phrasal verb with on/off It’s a mercy that pistol went off in the struggle and killed the lady.
- -ing clause as adverbial (Feeling tired, …) The name, of course, being different, I could not be expected to know.
- Past perfect active “I’ve had breakfast, and even if I hadn’t had any I shouldn’t want it.
Counted the way the Reader shows it: one card per construction in a sentence. Open the book in the Reader and tap a highlighted phrase to see the rule.
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About the book
Why The Secret of Chimneys is a great book to read in English
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