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The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapter XI · Chapter 12. Death on the Moor

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Chapter 12.

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Chapter 12.
Death on the Moor
For a moment or two I sat breathless, hardly able to believe my
ears.
Then my senses and my voice came back to me, while a
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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapter XI · Chapter 12. Death on the Moor

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Chapter 12.
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Death on the Moor
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For a moment or two I sat breathless, hardly able to believe my
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ears.
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Then my senses and my voice came back to me, while a
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12

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From this reading Chapter 12.

a

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able

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and

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back

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believe

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breathless

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came

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Chapter

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Death

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ears

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For

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hardly

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I

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me

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moment

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Moor

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my

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on

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or

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sat

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senses

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the

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Then

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to

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two

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voice

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while

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Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 12. Death on the Moor?

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

According to the text: "Chapter 12....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: Chapter 12.
Narrator: which widened slowly from the crushed skull of the victim.