Roger Ackroyd Cinayeti: okumadan önce öğrenilecek 40 kelime
The murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie, «Roger Ackroyd Cinayeti» 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.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/homurdanma, homurtu, mırıldanmakitapta 35 kez
When she paused for breath, I murmured something about a patient, and slipped out.
dagger/ˈdæɡɝ/hançer, kamakitapta 29 kez
He wiped his moist brow with his handkerchief, then stretched out a hand gingerly towards the hilt of the dagger.
murderer/ˈmɝdɝɝ/katilkitapta 29 kez
And everything points to the murderer having got clear away—for the moment, that is.
dictaphone/ˈdɪktəˌfoʊn/diktafonkitapta 25 kez
“Mr. Ackroyd had some idea of purchasing a dictaphone,” he explained.
housekeeper/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/ev idarecisikitapta 23 kez
All the time that Ralph Paton was growing up to manhood, a series of lady housekeepers presided over Ackroyd’s establishment, and each in turn was regarded with lively suspicion by Caroline and her cronies.
terrace/ˈtɛɹəs/teraskitapta 22 kez
… namely, that the windows were long French ones opening on the terrace.
blackmail/ˈbɫækˌmeɪɫ/şantajkitapta 21 kez
It seems that there is one person who has known all along—who has been blackmailing her for huge sums.
mademoiselle/ˌmædəməˈzɛɫ/bayankitapta 20 kez
I offer mademoiselle all my sympathy.
disturb/dɪˈstɝb/rahatsız etmekkitapta 20 kez
“Once we’ve had coffee, we shan’t be disturbed again,” he explained.
butler/ˈbətɫɝ/kahyakitapta 19 kez
The door was opened with admirable promptitude by Parker, the butler.
poison/ˈpɔɪzən/zehirlemekkitapta 19 kez
Mrs. Ferrars’ husband died just over a year ago, and Caroline has constantly asserted, without the least foundation for the assertion, that his wife poisoned him.
conceal/kənˈsiɫ/gizlemekkitapta 19 kez
“Looked as though he wanted to conceal his face.
colonel/ˈkɝnəɫ/albaykitapta 18 kez
“I’ve heard of some very remarkable successes of yours,” observed the colonel, thawing.
dryly/ˈdɹaɪɫi/kuru bir seslekitapta 16 kez
“It was a chronic condition with Ralph Paton,” he said dryly.
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/sormakkitapta 16 kez
I inquired sarcastically.
puzzle/ˈpəzəɫ/bulmaca, muammakitapta 16 kez
I had no time to puzzle the matter out further.
alibi/ˈæɫəˌbaɪ/mazeretkitapta 15 kez
He’d be busy with his duties immediately after dinner, and he’s got a pretty good alibi all through the evening.
thoughtfully/ˈθɔtfəɫi/düşünceli bir şekildekitapta 15 kez
“A very foolish young man, Captain Ralph Paton,” said Poirot thoughtfully.
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/haykırmakkitapta 15 kez
he exclaimed.
curiously/ˈkjʊɹiəsɫi/tuhaf bir şekildekitapta 14 kez
He seemed curiously averse to begin.
handkerchief/ˈhæŋkɝtʃif/mendilkitapta 13 kez
He took two cards from the card tray, wiped them with his silk handkerchief, then handed one to me and took the other himself.
scrap/ˈskɹæp/parçakitapta 13 kez
A scrap of stiff white cambric.
fancy/ˈfænsi/sanırımkitapta 13 kez
She asked me if I had any in my poison cupboard, and when I replied in the negative I fancy I fell in her estimation.
whilst/ˈwaɪɫst/iken, esnasında, süresincekitapta 12 kez
I don’t think Caroline ever felt sorry for Mrs. Ferrars whilst she was alive.
billiard/ˈbɪɫjɝd/bilardokitapta 12 kez
The ladies have gone to bed, and Major Blunt and Mr. Raymond are in the billiard room.”
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/merdiven, basamakkitapta 12 kez
It was a quarter past ten as we went up the stairs.
quill/ˈkwɪɫ/tüy kalemkitapta 11 kez
He made another dart and picked up a small quill—a goose quill by the look of it.
stepfather/ˈstɛpˌfɑðɝ/üvey babakitapta 11 kez
… and has brought him up accordingly, but he has been a wild lad and a continual source of worry and trouble to his stepfather.
lodge/ˈɫɑdʒ/kapıcı kulübesikitapta 11 kez
The village church clock chimed nine o’clock as I passed through the lodge gates.
eyebrow/ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/kaşkitapta 11 kez
I raised my eyebrows.
drawer/ˈdɹɔɹ/çekmece, gözkitapta 11 kez
A drawer of the bureau pushed in?
monsieur/məsˈjɝ/mösyökitapta 10 kez
“I demand of you a thousand pardons, monsieur.
constable/ˈkɑnstəbəɫ/polis memurukitapta 10 kez
There was a confused murmur of voices in the hall, and then Parker appeared with our local inspector and a police constable.
fingerprint/ˈfɪŋɡɝˌpɹɪnt/parmak izikitapta 10 kez
Shall we oblige Inspector Davis with a set of our fingerprints also?”
peculiar/pəkˈjuɫjɝ/tuhaf, olağandışıkitapta 10 kez
I fully believe that Roger intends to make settlements upon dear Flora, but, as you know, he is just a leetle peculiar about money.
tray/ˈtɹeɪ/tepsi, sinikitapta 10 kez
For a minute or two he paced up and down the room, then, as Parker entered with the coffee tray, he sank into an arm-chair in front of the fire.
upstairs/əpˈstɛɹz/yukarıdakitapta 10 kez
I ran upstairs, caught up my bag, and stuffed a few extra dressings into it.
spite/ˈspaɪt/kendime rağmenkitapta 10 kez
I nodded mournfully, but in spite of myself I felt secretly entertained.
inquest/ˈɪnˌkwɛst/soruşturmakitapta 9 kez
“Will there be an inquest?”
encouraginglycesaret verir şekildekitapta 9 kez
I said encouragingly.
Anlamlar: WikDict, English to Turkish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Telaffuz: ipa-dict (MIT), Vikisözlük verisinden.
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