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  1. Oct 2024
    1. Feeding time at the Zoo! The animals are very regular in their habits

      What does he mean while Blore Leave by himself? Was Lambard implying Blore’s death?

    2. Vera said:“Does any one - want tea
    3. He’s been shot...

      In the previous chapters, Mr. Justice Wargrave acted suspicious, but it turned out that he died.

    4. You can come with me. We’ve won, my dear! We’ve won

      The "little figure," is a symbol foreshadowing their misfortune. Why does Vera regard them as part of we?

    5. Philip Lombard was dead - shot through the hear

      In And Then There Were None, Lombard's death is indeed caused by Vera Claythorne. In the final stages of the story, overwhelmed by psychological pressure and fear, Vera shoots Lombard. This act is a reflection of her complex inner turmoil and the story's tense atmosphere. This twist is shocking for readers and adds to the overall tragic feel of the narrative.

    6. Surely some one can read Morse. And then they’ll come to take us off. Long before thisevening.”

      In the later part of the story, some characters still believe that there is hope for salvation, which is quite ironic for readers who already know the ending.

  2. Nov 2023
  3. Oct 2023
    1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmita

      During shmita, the land is left to lie fallow and all agricultural activity, including plowing, planting, pruning and harvesting, is forbidden by halakha (Jewish law).

      The sabbath year (shmita; Hebrew: שמיטה, literally "release"), also called the sabbatical year or shǝvi'it (שביעית‎, literally "seventh"), or "Sabbath of The Land", is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah in the Land of Israel and is observed in Judaism.

  4. Jan 2016