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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Chapter X · Chapter 7

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Chapter 7 On my return, I found the following letter from my father:— “My dear Victor, “You have probably waited impatiently for a letter to fix the date of your return to us; and I was at first tempted to write only a f

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Chapter 7
On my return, I found the following letter from my father:—
My dear Victor,
You have probably waited impatiently for a letter to fix the date of
your return to us; and I was at first tempted to write only a few
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Chapter X · Chapter 7

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Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Chapter 7
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On my return, I found the following letter from my father:—
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My dear Victor,
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You have probably waited impatiently for a letter to fix the date of
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your return to us; and I was at first tempted to write only a few
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7

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From this reading Chapter 7

a

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and

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at

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Chapter

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date

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dear

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father

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few

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first

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fix

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following

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for

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found

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from

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have

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I

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impatiently

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letter

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my

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of

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On

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only

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probably

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return

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tempted

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the

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to

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us

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Victor

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waited

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was

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write

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You

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your

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Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 7?

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

According to the text: "Chapter 7...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: Chapter 7
Narrator: gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect more hideous than belongs