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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Chapter III · Case 03: A Case of Identity

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III. A CASE OF IDENTITY “My dear fellow,” said Sherlock Holmes as we sat on either side of the fire in his lodgings at Baker Street, “life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. W

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III.
A CASE OF IDENTITY
My dear fellow,” said Sherlock Holmes as we sat on either side of the
fire in his lodgings at Baker Street, life is infinitely stranger than
anything which the mind of man could invent.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Chapter III · Case 03: A Case of Identity

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III.
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A CASE OF IDENTITY
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My dear fellow,” said Sherlock Holmes as we sat on either side of the
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fire in his lodgings at Baker Street, “life is infinitely stranger than
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anything which the mind of man could invent.

Learner Dictionary

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “anything which the mind of man could invent.”

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A

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anything

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as

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at

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Baker

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CASE

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could

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dear

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either

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fellow

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fire

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his

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Holmes

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IDENTITY

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III

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From this reading III.

in

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infinitely

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invent

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From this reading anything which the mind of man could invent.

is

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life

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lodgings

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man

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From this reading anything which the mind of man could invent.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading anything which the mind of man could invent.

My

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OF

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on

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said

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sat

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Sherlock

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side

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stranger

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Street

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than

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the

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we

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which

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From this reading anything which the mind of man could invent.

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 Case 03: A Case of Identity?

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: III.
Narrator: the whole incident be a sealed book, and do not allow it to affect your