Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
shudder
/ˈʃʌd.ər/a sudden shaking movement of your body caused by fear, cold, or strong emotion
transcribe
/trænˈskraɪb/to write down or type a spoken recording or handwritten text in full
anguish
/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/severe mental or physical pain, suffering, or deep sorrow
chronological
/ˌkrɒn.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/arranged according to the order in which events happened in time
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Dr. Seward went to the railway station to meet Mina Harker after receiving a telegram from Professor Van Helsing. On the crowded platform, he easily recognized her sweet, gentle face. She had brought along her luggage and her typewriter. Seward took her to his home at the lunatic asylum. Mina could not repress a slight shudder when she entered the gloomy hospital grounds, but she was determined and eager to help. Inside Dr. Seward’s study, Mina noticed an unusual machine on the desk. It was a phonograph. Dr. Seward explained that he recorded his personal diary on wax cylinders instead...
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