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Dracula: The Gothic Chronicle
Dracula: The Gothic Chronicle

Chapter IX · CHAPTER I

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CHAPTER I JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL (_Kept in shorthand._) _3 May.

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CHAPTER I
JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL
(_Kept in shorthand._)
_3 May.
Bistritz._--Left Munich at 8:35 P.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dracula: The Gothic Chronicle

Chapter IX · CHAPTER I

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Reading 1/130 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CHAPTER I
Line 2
JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL
Line 3
(_Kept in shorthand._)
Line 4
_3 May.
Line 5
Bistritz._--Left Munich at 8:35 P.
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3

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From this reading _3 May.

35

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From this reading Bistritz._--Left Munich at 8:35 P.

8

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From this reading Bistritz._--Left Munich at 8:35 P.

at

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Bistritz

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CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER I

HARKER'S

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From this reading JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL

I

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From this reading CHAPTER I

in

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From this reading (_Kept in shorthand._)

JONATHAN

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From this reading JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL

JOURNAL

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Kept

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From this reading (_Kept in shorthand._)

Left

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May

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From this reading _3 May.

Munich

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P

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From this reading Bistritz._--Left Munich at 8:35 P.

shorthand

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From this reading (_Kept in shorthand._)

Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER I?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "CHAPTER I...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER I
Narrator: pointed crags, till these were themselves lost in the distance, where