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Dracula: The Gothic Chronicle
Dracula: The Gothic Chronicle

Chapter XVII · CHAPTER IX

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CHAPTER IX _Letter, Mina Harker to Lucy Westenra._ “_Buda-Pesth, 24 August._ “My dearest Lucy,-- “I know you will be anxious to hear all that has happened since we parted at the railway station at Whitby.

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CHAPTER IX
_Letter, Mina Harker to Lucy Westenra._
“_Buda-Pesth, 24 August._
My dearest Lucy,--
I know you will be anxious to hear all that has happened since we
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Dracula: The Gothic Chronicle

Chapter XVII · CHAPTER IX

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CHAPTER IX
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_Letter, Mina Harker to Lucy Westenra._
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“_Buda-Pesth, 24 August._
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My dearest Lucy,--
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I know you will be anxious to hear all that has happened since we
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all

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anxious

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August

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Buda-Pesth

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CHAPTER

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dearest

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happened

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Harker

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has

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hear

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I

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IX

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know

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Letter

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Lucy

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Mina

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My

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since

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that

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to

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we

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Westenra

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will

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you

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Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER IX
Narrator: _Telegram, Arthur Holmwood to Seward._