Real English.One scene at a time.

“I hope you're not taking this for proof, Mister!”

Cheever Arrests Elizabeth Proctor · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 15/29

• Accusations
• Arguments
• Confronting

“I don't think it's right, but I think it's expedient.”

Howard Tells Bob to Buy the Letter · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 11/15

• Courtroom
• Parties
• Explaining

“Mr. Vanderhof, you're a very lucky man to have so many friends.”

The Sycamores Pay the Fine · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 21/27

• Courtroom
• Saying no
• Confessing

“In fact, I don't like you, Mr. Norton. Goodbye, gentlemen.”

Norton Questions the Widow · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 15/21

• Negotiation
• Accusations
• Bargaining

“Can we cut to the chase? I mean, am I. Like, in a lot of trouble here. or...?”

Ted Is Interrogated by Detectives · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 15/24

• Police questioning
• Interrogations
• Confessing

“This is what it feels like. Same court, no armour.”

Tessa Enters Court Without Armour · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 13/22

• Courtroom
• Monologues
• Explaining

“Are you interested in solving this case or in making me look foolish?”

Doyle Won't Search Thorwald's Apartment · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 8/13

• Investigation
• Arguments
• Confronting

“A man must live.”

Martins Confronts Popescu at the Club · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 10/17

• Interrogations
• Parties
• Confronting

“Now with the entire solution in my field of view, the arc of this case is a tragedy of errors.”

Blanc Reveals Who Hired Him · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 12/14

• Investigation
• Accusations
• Explaining

“Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.”

Clouseau Lectures Hercule on Facts · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 4/12

• Investigation
• Explaining
• Promising

“This is ridiculous. Just nervous heartburn. I always get it the first day of a trial.”

Hearne Testifies About the Prints · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 15/27

• Courtroom
• At the doctor
• Explaining

“It is with a heavy heart that I bring to the attention of this House a trade which degrades men to the level of brutes and insults the highest qualities of our common nature.”

Wilberforce Denounces the Slave Trade · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 8/18

• Speeches
• Persuasion
• Persuading