And Then There Were None Chapters 1-8 – Flashcards
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Brent
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Last name of the elderly, religious, spinster
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Blore
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Last name of the the detective hired to spy on the guests but tells the other guests that he is there to watch Mrs. Owen's jewels.
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Claythorne
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Last name of the games mistress who cares for children during the school year, but was hired as a secretary for the summer
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Lombard
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Last name of the mercenary/man-for-hire who was hired by Isaac Morris to be at the "disposal" of U.N. Owen
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Marston
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Last name of the rich "playboy" who likes fast cars and was invited to the island for a party.
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Mr. Rogers
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Name of the person who was hired as a butler/manservant
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Mrs. Rogers
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Name of the person who was hired as a cook/housekeeper
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Armstrong
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Last name of the person who was paid in advance to check Mrs. Owen's health
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Brent
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Last name of the person who believed to be invited to the island by Mrs. Oliver for a free summer vacation
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MacArthur
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Last name of the retired general who received a letter to attend a military reunion
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Wargrave
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Last name of the retired judge with a stern reputation and who received a letter from Constance Culmington
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Wargrave
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Last name of the person who killed Edward Seton; ES was accused of murder. JW sums up case in way that made ES seem guilty. Jury convicts ES. ES gets death penalty.
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Claythorne
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Last name of the person who killed Cyril Hamilton; VC was nanny for CH. CH liked to swim out to rocks, not supposed to. One day VC distracted, CH swims too far. VC tries to save him, but too late.
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Macarthur
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Last name of the person who lied Arthur Richmond; GM sends AR on a spying mission. AR is killed. GM denies that AR was wife's lover.
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Lombard
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Last name of the person who killed 21 members of E. African tribe; PL gets lost in jungle. Leaves 21 African men to die by taking their food and supplies. PL and his European comrades survive. "Natives don't feel the same about dying as we Europeans."
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Marston
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Last name of the person who killed John & Lucy Combes; TM driving fast, hits and kills J & LC with his car. "Beastly bad luck."
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Mr. & Mrs. Rogers
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The couple who killed Jennifer Brady; Mr. & Mrs. R worked for JB. One night JB gets sick. Telephone is dead. MR goes for help. Too late. MMR inherit JB's money.
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Blore
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Last name of the person who killed James Landor; MB is police officer. Gives evidence against JL. JL is convicted and later dies. MB is promoted..
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Armstrong
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Last name of the person who killed Louisa Mary Clees; LMC comes to hospital to have surgery. DA was drunk. Operation would have been easy.
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Brent
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Last name of the person who killed Beatrice Taylor; she does not tell anything
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Ampoule
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sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection
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angularities
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sharp corners; angular lines
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asphyxiation
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death by choking
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aversion
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strong feeling of dislike, opposition, or repugnance
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clambered
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climbed with difficulty, especially on all fours
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countenance
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look or expression of the face
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desultory
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lacking in consistency or visible order; disconnected
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indictment
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written statement charging a party with the commission of a crime
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inquest
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an investigation into the cause of something
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impromptu
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made or done without previous preparation
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malevolently
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in an evil, harmful, or injurious manner
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obliquely
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having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; in a inclined way
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oblivion
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state of being completely forgotten or unknown
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pious
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characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion.
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Ruminating
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reflecting on over and over again; turning a matter mover in the mind
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Stiletto
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a small dagger with a slender, tapering blade
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Surreptitious
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taking pains to avoid being observed; cautious; stealthy
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verisimilitude
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the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability
