Poirot Araştırıyor: okumadan önce öğrenilecek 40 kelime
Poirot Investigates
Agatha Christie, «Poirot Araştırıyor» kitabında bu 40 kelimeyi tekrar tekrar kullanıyor ve hiçbiri İngilizcenin en sık 4.000 kelimesi arasında değil. Önceden öğrenirseniz ilk bölümler çok daha kolay okunur. Her kelimenin telaffuzu, anlamı ve kitaptan bir cümlesi var.
diamond/ˈdaɪmənd/elmas, pırlantakitapta 33 kez
… above all one jewel, the great diamond which had been nicknamed, to match its owner …
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/cevher, değerli taş, mücevherkitapta 32 kez
… her furs, her jewels, above all one jewel …
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/homurdanma, homurtu, mırıldanmakitapta 24 kez
he murmured.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/bozkitapta 23 kez
You use your grey cells at last.
chambermaidotel hizmetçisikitapta 23 kez
An hotel chambermaid, looking frightened to death …
necklace/ˈnɛkɫəs/kolye, gerdanlıkkitapta 18 kez
She stood there with one hand just touching the necklace.
monsieur/məsˈjɝ/bayımkitapta 17 kez
“Then perhaps I might have a few words alone with you, monsieur?”
housekeeper/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/idarecikitapta 17 kez
Hunter’s Lodge is looked after by a housekeeper who is quite capable of doing all we need when we run down for an occasional week-end.
revolver/ɹɪˈvɑɫvɝ/altıpatlar, revolverkitapta 17 kez
By the way, Hastings, have you a revolver?”
drawer/ˈdɹɔɹ/çekmece, gözkitapta 16 kez
I went to the drawer here,”—she indicated the bottom right-hand drawer of the knee-hole dressing-table—“took out my jewel-case and unlocked it.
maid/ˈmeɪd/hizmetçikitapta 15 kez
“I was changing for tea when my maid came up—one of the gardeners had just run to the house.
conceal/kənˈsiɫ/gizlemekkitapta 15 kez
I was secretly rather pleased with myself, though I tried to conceal the fact for fear of irritating him.
valet/væˈɫeɪ/uşakkitapta 14 kez
… and then walked down to the end of the corridor, stopping outside the small den where the chambermaids and valets of the respective floors congregated.
pearls/ˈpɝɫz/incikitapta 13 kez
You know, I’ve got some pearls of my own that have a history attached to them.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/telgrafkitapta 13 kez
At that moment the butler entered with a telegram on a salver which he handed to Lord Yardly.
thoughtfully/ˈθɔtfəɫi/düşüncelikitapta 13 kez
Poirot nodded thoughtfully.
nephew/ˈnɛfju/erkek yeğen, yeğenkitapta 13 kez
… Monsieur Poirot, but Lord Cronshaw was telling me last night how wonderfully you cleared up the mystery of his nephew’s death, and I felt that I just must have your advice.
beard/ˈbɪɹd/sakalkitapta 13 kez
“He had a black beard, sir, and was about middle-aged, and had on a light overcoat.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/akıllı, zeki, afacankitapta 12 kez
“That ‘full of the moon’ idea was clever.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/büyülemekkitapta 12 kez
A very beautiful and charming young creature, but terribly unstrung by this sad catastrophe.
puzzle/ˈpəzəɫ/bulmaca, muammakitapta 12 kez
As we hurried in a taxi to the Magnificent, I puzzled out the true inwardness of the scheme.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/sabahkitapta 11 kez
But to-morrow morning we see this milord!”
placid/ˈpɫæsəd/durgun, sakinkitapta 11 kez
asked Poirot placidly, from the depths of his comfortable chair.
utter/ˈətɝ/konuşmakkitapta 11 kez
Then I uttered another cry which Lord Yardly echoed.
thief/ˈθif/hırsız, harami, karakkitapta 11 kez
There, just short of the threshold, lay the glittering necklace, evidently dropped by the thief in the panic of his flight.
bolt/ˈboʊɫt/sürgükitapta 11 kez
There was no doubt as to my bolt having shot home.
depart/dɪˈpɑɹt/ayrılmakkitapta 11 kez
I had my way with Poirot, however, and we departed immediately, leaving behind us a note of explanation and apology for Lord Yardly.
bow/ˈbaʊ/eğilmekkitapta 11 kez
He bowed them both to the door.
milordmösyökitapta 10 kez
“First, milord, I would ask you if these facts are substantially correct?”
impatiently/ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntɫi/sabırsızcakitapta 10 kez
I said impatiently.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/getirmekkitapta 10 kez
We returned reluctantly, and Lord Yardly sent off one of the footmen post-haste to fetch the police.
keen/ˈkin/ateşli, coşkulu, öfkelikitapta 10 kez
He took the jewel in his own hand and scrutinized it keenly, then restored it to her with a little bow.
insure/ˌɪnˈʃʊɹ/sigorta etmekkitapta 10 kez
Much, true and untrue, had been written about this famous stone which was reported to be insured for the enormous sum of fifty thousand pounds.
poison/ˈpɔɪzən/zehir, ağıkitapta 10 kez
Still, life is full of discrepancies, and assuredly the man cannot have taken his own life—there is no poison that would fill his mouth with blood.
fancy/ˈfænsi/hayal gücükitapta 10 kez
“I presume that it is a true story, not one of your efforts of fancy.”
upstairs/əpˈstɛɹz/yukarıdakitapta 10 kez
She has already wrenched out the diamond with pliers upstairs——”
chauffeur/ˈʃoʊfɝ/şoför, sürücükitapta 9 kez
The real car was found in a side road, with the chauffeur and the A.D.C.
superstition/ˌsupɝˈstɪʃən/hurafe, batıl inançkitapta 9 kez
I saw Mrs. Maltravers give a terrified start, and my mind flew to the old superstition that a suicide cannot rest.
briskly/ˈbɹɪskɫi/çevikçekitapta 9 kez
He remained a moment or so in thought, then rose briskly to his feet.
mistress/ˈmɪstɹəs/metreskitapta 9 kez
She showed us into a small morning-room, and retired to tell her mistress.
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