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Chapter VI: “An Old Story”
Beyond the City
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Abstract: Mrs. Westmacott wishes Charles to marry Ida and talks to Clara about arranging it as such. Clara has a conflict between her thoughts of Charles and Harold for Ida, but resolves to let things play out their natural course. Shortly after, Harold approaches Clara and, expecting him to propose marriage to Ida, proposes to her instead. Source: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Beyond the City (London: Simpkin, Hamilton, Kent, 1892)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: British
Genre: Fiction, HistoricalReading Level: 5.5 Language: English File name: 1180 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.D.2.2.1-5: The student understands the power of language.LA.E.1.2.1-5: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.
LA.E.2.2.1-5: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Theme: MysteryReading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:13:03 Word count: 2489 Use PDF for printing
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