Summary::
In a small room in Paris, an unnamed narrator, who also narrates “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” sits quietly with his friend, C. Auguste Dupin. He ponders the murders in the Rue Morgue, which Dupin solved in that story. Monsieur G——, the prefect of the Paris police, arrives, having decided to consult Dupin again. The prefect presents a case that is almost too simple: a letter has been taken from the royal apartments.
Vocabulary words: Acumen: Keenness and depth of perception. Power to see what is not evident to the average mind.
Addling: Confusion. A spoiling or rotting condition. Au troisieme: French for "on the third," but the meaning is the fourth floor, because the count starts after the ground floor.
Axiom: A statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference. An established rule or principle. Boudoir: A woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room.
Calculus: A central branch of mathematics dating back to the ancient greeks.
Chamfort: Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794), was a French writer who was famous for his sarcasm.
Clandestinely: Marked, held, or conducted secretly.
Crebillon: Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1674-1762), was a French poet. The quote at the end of "The Purloined Letter" is from "Atree et Thyeste", written in 1707.Decamped: Departed suddenly or secretly.
Decamped: Departed suddenly or secretly.
Dint:By force of; because of
Doggerel: Loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect. Applies to either clothing or poetry. The original Middle English term was "Dogge Dog". Hmmm, sound familiar?
Dogma: Something held as an established opinion. A point of view put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds. A doctrine concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church.
Ducal: Of or relating to a Duke.
Educed: Brought out. Extracted. Evoked
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Summary::
In a small room in Paris, an unnamed narrator, who also narrates “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” sits quietly with his friend, C. Auguste Dupin. He ponders the murders in the Rue Morgue, which Dupin solved in that story. Monsieur G——, the prefect of the Paris police, arrives, having decided to consult Dupin again. The prefect presents a case that is almost too simple: a letter has been taken from the royal apartments.
Vocabulary words:
Acumen: Keenness and depth of perception. Power to see what is not evident to the average mind.
Addling: Confusion. A spoiling or rotting condition.
Au troisieme: French for "on the third," but the meaning is the fourth floor, because the count starts after the ground floor.
Axiom: A statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference. An established rule or principle.
Boudoir: A woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room.
Calculus: A central branch of mathematics dating back to the ancient greeks.
Chamfort: Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794), was a French writer who was famous for his sarcasm.
Clandestinely: Marked, held, or conducted secretly.
Crebillon: Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1674-1762), was a French poet. The quote at the end of "The Purloined Letter" is from "Atree et Thyeste", written in 1707.Decamped: Departed suddenly or secretly.
Decamped: Departed suddenly or secretly.
Dint:By force of; because of
Doggerel: Loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect. Applies to either clothing or poetry. The original Middle English term was "Dogge Dog". Hmmm, sound familiar?
Dogma: Something held as an established opinion. A point of view put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds. A doctrine concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church.
Ducal: Of or relating to a Duke.
Educed: Brought out. Extracted. Evoked
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