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Read Agatha Christie's The Secret of Chimneys in the original English, with every sentence immediately followed by its Dutch translation. Each English sentence is numbered word-by-word, with a mini vocabulary list right there on the page — English word, Dutch translation, and a short English gloss — so you never need to put the book down to look something up. No flipping to a glossary in the back. No guessing which word means what. Just read.

The Dutch translation is faithful and word-for-word, staying close enough to the English that the numbered vocabulary maps clearly between both languages. Dutch and English are both West Germanic languages, and many basic words are direct or near cognates. Where word order diverges — Dutch sentences put the verb second in main clauses and all verbs at the end in subordinate clauses — the vocabulary list keeps every word accounted for regardless of where it lands in the sentence.

This is the complete, unabridged text of The Secret of Chimneys — all 31 chapters. The front of the book includes a Dutch cheat sheet covering pronunciation, basic grammar, function words, and mystery and intrigue vocabulary — everything a first-time reader needs to start Chapter 1.

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