Real English.One scene at a time.

“I have nothing to hide.”

Unexpected Guest Asks to Use the Phone · Clue 1985 · Ch. 11/17

• Asking for help
• Investigation
• Asking

“Just when you begin to think you dreamt it, it comes again.”

Rick and Pam Hear a Woman Cry · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 9/28

• Comforting a friend
• Siblings
• Comforting

“I need more fact for a story, and I think you should need the same.”

Reporters Question the Frightened Clerk · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 9/18

• Investigation
• Asking
• Persuading

“It seemed like such a natural thing to do, but he pulled away.”

Catherine Tells the True Story · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 23/27

• Interrogations
• Storytelling
• Confessing

“Well, someone's got to break the ice and it might as well be me.”

Mrs. Peacock Breaks the Ice · Clue 1985 · Ch. 1/17

• Small talk
• Parties
• Teasing

“Are you by any chance waiting to see Miss Holloway?”

Rick and Pamela Visit Miss Holloway · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 22/28

• At the doctor
• Asking
• Explaining

“You were the stranger, the destroyer.”

Catherine Confronts Aunt Violet · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 19/27

• Accusations
• Arguments
• Confronting

“But that doesn't make me a murderer.”

Wadsworth Recaps the Murders · Clue 1985 · Ch. 15/17

• Investigation
• Interrogations
• Explaining

“Your purchase of the property doesn't establish a social bond between us.”

Rick Confronts Commander Beech · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 10/28

• Interrogations
• Confronting
• Saying no

“That was his last summer's poem.”

Violet Shows the Death Certificate · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 18/27

• Negotiation
• Investigation
• Explaining

“Very well, I know who did it.”

Wadsworth Reconstructs the Evening · Clue 1985 · Ch. 12/17

• Investigation
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“Dr. Rudd, my predecessor, had some sort of prejudice against her.”

The Casebook Points to Murder · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 25/28

• Investigation
• At the doctor
• Explaining