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The Three Musketeers

Chapter LXXXVIII · Chapter LXIV. THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAK

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Chapter LXIV.

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Chapter LXIV.
THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAK
The despair of Athos had given place to a concentrated grief which only
rendered more lucid the brilliant mental faculties of that
extraordinary man.
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The Three Musketeers

Chapter LXXXVIII · Chapter LXIV. THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAK

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Chapter LXIV.
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THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAK
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The despair of Athos had given place to a concentrated grief which only
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rendered more lucid the brilliant mental faculties of that
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extraordinary man.
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From this reading The despair of Athos had given place to a concentrated grief which only

Athos

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From this reading The despair of Athos had given place to a concentrated grief which only

brilliant

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Chapter

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From this reading Chapter LXIV.

CLOAK

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concentrated

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despair

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extraordinary

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From this reading extraordinary man.

faculties

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given

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From this reading The despair of Athos had given place to a concentrated grief which only

grief

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From this reading The despair of Athos had given place to a concentrated grief which only

had

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From this reading The despair of Athos had given place to a concentrated grief which only

IN

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lucid

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LXIV

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From this reading Chapter LXIV.

MAN

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mental

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more

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of

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only

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place

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RED

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rendered

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that

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THE

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to

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which

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Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter LXIV. THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAK?

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: Chapter LXIV.
Narrator: a seal, and presented them to him who had made too prematurely these