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3 minB2
“The machinery had started to move and nothing could stop it.”

Neff Fools Dietrichson Into Signing · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 9/21

  • Parents & kids
  • Small talk
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“I never faint in case I don't fall gracefully, and I never use smelling salts because they puff up the eyes.”

Christine Vole Meets the Lawyers · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 8/27

  • Meetings
  • Courtroom
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“I'm not gonna kill you.”

Clifford Spares Sidney · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 30/30

  • Threats
  • Negotiation
  • Threatening
2 minC1
“Not unlike a well-groomed jungle and, frankly, a little terrifying.”

Mrs. Venable Shows the Garden · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 3/27

  • Small talk
  • Negotiation
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“Nothing will ever be all right.”

Lolita Makes Humbert Promise · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 21/30

  • Comforting a friend
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
2 minB2
“I was being that careful.”

Walter Builds His Alibi · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 13/21

  • Monologues
  • Crime scenes
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“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
3 minB1
“It will be big storm. Much wind and rain, lightning and thunder.”

Helga Meets the Man in Boots · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 25/30

  • Small talk
  • Asking for help
  • Asking
3 minB1
“John, can't you stop being a lawyer for just one night in the week?”

Charlotte Plays Matchmaker at the Party · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 4/30

  • Parties
  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
3 minB2
“What hypocrites you are in this country.”

Christine and the Green Socks · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 9/27

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“You can't write a play like that and not have a mind that envisions possibilities.”

Clifford Is Handcuffed · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 10/30

  • Interrogations
  • Phone calls
  • Confronting
3 minC1
“Whether it is theory or actual fact, however, you will decide for yourselves.”

Sir Wilfrid Calls Leonard Vole · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 21/27

  • Courtroom
  • Speeches
  • Explaining