And Then there were none Agatha Christie Chapter Two Vocabulary All pictures are from Google Images.
porters—19 people hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
assent—19 to agree
surreptitiously—19 sneakily; stealthily
imperceptibly—21 slightly; subtly
Keen—22 eager; interested; enthusiastic
Disparagingly—24 in a manner that demeans or looks down upon
Sinister—24 evil; ominous; threatening
Malevolence—25 evil; hatred; malice
Nip—25 a small drink of alcohol
Fraternizing—26 socializing; mingling; making friends
Apparition—26 appearance of something remarkable or unexpected
Queer—27 weird; oddball
Alight—29 step out of; get down; land
Gravity—30 seriousness; importance
save—33 except; but
Nose to the grindstone—35 (idiom) work hard and steadily at exhausting, tedious or generally difficult work
reptilian—37 resembling a reptile
Fly in the ointment—38 someone or something that spoils a good situation
Cairngorm brooch—41