The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd

...therefore i have got into the ____ of continually ___ all information from my ___

...therefore i have got into the habit of continually witholding all information from my sister

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You're a precious old _____

You're a precious old humbug

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I have the ___ satisfaction of ____ that I am in no way to ____

I have the moral satisfaction of knowing that I am in no way to blame

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___ lad and a _____ source of ____ and ____ to his stepfather

wild lad and a continual source of worry and trouble to his stepfather

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Somebody very like ____ must have _____ the questions on ____ I think

Somebody very like Caroline must have invented the questions on passpots I think

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This ___ little man was so _________ solemn

This ridiculous little man was so portentously solemn

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I have the ____ of a man who in some ways ____ my far-off ______

I have the acquaintance of a man who in some ways resembles my far-off friend

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It was as though he was ____ up the boy by the ___ of some inner ____ that I did not share.

It was as though he was summing up the boy by the light of some inner knowledge that I did not share.

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big town is ______ , ___ miles away

big town is Cranchester, nine miles away

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the life and ____ of our _____ village

the life and soul of our peaceful village

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we are going to _____ to farm

we are going to pretend to farm

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I expected ____ to a _____ case

I expected summons to a confinement case

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I am sorry to say I ____ Mrs Ackroyd

I am sorry to say I detest Mrs Ackroyd

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...he joined Flora at the _____ table with what might be described as ____

...he joined Flora at the silver table with what might be described as alacrity

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All sorts of forebodings ____ me.

All sorts of forebodings assailed me.

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The more you ____ him to do a thing, the more _____ he is not to do it.

The more you urge him to do a thing, the more determined he is not to do it.

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something decidedly ____ in his ___

something decidedly shifty in his eye

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fat, ____ , oily face

fat, smug, oily face

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I had to make up a slightly ____ account of the ____ in order to ___ her

I had to make up a slightly fictious account of the evening in order to satisfy her

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Ackroyd was _____ as I had left him in the ____ before the ____

Ackroyd was sitting as I had left him in the armchair before the fire

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She had ____

She had fainted

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Anoyone would have thought it was Caroline's ___ who had been _____

Anoyone would have thought it was Caroline's uncle who had been murdered

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I plunged into a ____ narrative, _____ all the facts I have _____ set down."

I plunged into a careful narrative, embodying all the facts I have previously set down."

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Not the least need for _____ to come ____ in

Not the least need for amateurs to come butting in

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I know M. ______ great _____ , of course

I know M. Poirot's great reputation, of course

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____ man

little man

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When we know ____, we will know _______

When we know that, we will know everything

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It is completly ______. That is why it is so ______

It is completly unimportant. That is why it is so interesting

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He looked _______ full of his own ______

He looked ridiculously full of his own importance

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It is all clear _____. It fits without a _____.

It is all clear enough. It fits without a flaw.

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...to ____ my good ____ Hastings

...to replace my good friend Hastings

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I ____ that you do not ___ my side

I observe that you do not quit my side

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my new _____

my new friend

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Think of it - _____ thousand _____ pounds

Think of it - twenty thousand beautiful pounds

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...no more _____ and _____ and _____

...no more scheming and scraping and lying

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In the _____manner, he ______an ____that more was ____.

In the mildest manner, he conveyed an impression that more was wanted.

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His eyes ____ with a ___ green light

His eyes shone with a queer green light

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My poor _____

My poor nerves

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His hand must have ____ or ______

His hand must have slipped or something

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_____ went through his hands like _____

Money went through his hands like water

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he spoke as though to a ______ child

he spoke as though to a fractious child

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That twenty thousand pounds ought to have been left to ____- not ____

That twenty thousand pounds ought to have been left to me - not Flora

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"But - I don't much ____ for the job."

"But - I don't much care for the job."

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Caroline really is _____

Caroline really is amazing

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I invent an _____ with ____ trouble

I invent an nephew with mental trouble

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I could not help but ____ the ____of M. Hercule Poirot, who had selected _____ the case of all others that would appeal

I could not help but admire the ingenuity of M. Hercule Poirot, who had selected unerringly the case of all others that would appeal

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The old Papa Poirot who has much _____ and much ______

The old Papa Poirot who has much knowledge and much experience

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What would happen to the ____ if Ralph were found ____?

What would happen to the estate if Ralph were found guilty?

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...____pair of ____ dropped before his. Yes, mine as well.

...every pair of eyes dropped before his. Yes, mine as well.

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His glance, ____ and ______, swept round the table.

His glance, challenging and accusing, swept round the table.

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"Not very ____ to me." I _____the subject.

Not very obvious to me. I changed the subject.

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Ah! but it is that you are a little _____tonight...

Ah! but it is that you are a little stupid tonight...

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I tried my ____to ___his mind. As I know now, I ___in this ____task.

I tried my best to read his mind. As I know now, I failed in this latter task.

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I played _____ to his Sherlock.

I played Watson to his Sherlock.

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I see now that I was ______ stupid about these boots.

I see now that I was unbelievably stupid about these boots.

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She evidently felt that she had ____ a _____ over Poirot.

She evidently felt that she had scored a point over Poirot.

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You're not so ____, that's all. You always have to _____.

You're not so honest, that's all. You always have to pretend.

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You've only got to ____ at her.

You've only got to look at her.

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habitually _______in alcoholic beverages

habitually overindulgence in alcoholic beverages

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Poirot ___ up to meet me, with every ______ of pleasure

Poirot sprang up to meet me, with every appearance of pleasure

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I y_____

I yawned

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Well, I don't think we need go into the _____ much further

Well, I don't think we need go into the question much further

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You're so ______ James vs. _____ oyster

You're so self-contained James vs. human oyster

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___ friend

Best friend

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set the _____ for my little ______

set the stage for my little performance

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He suddenly became _____ vs. b_____

He suddenly became dangerous vs. beamed

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There had been real ____ in his words - a certain ______ ______

There had been real menace in his words - a certain indisputable sincerity

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My ____, I will say this to you - I ___ it was he.

My friend, I will say this to you - I hope it was he.

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There would be a kind of ______ justice

There would be a kind of poetic justice

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The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd

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