Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
crucifix
/ˈkruːsɪfɪks/A model or image of a cross with the figure of Jesus Christ on it, used as a religious symbol of protection
skeleton key
/ˈskelɪtn kiː/A specially shaped key designed to open many different locks
foul
/faʊl/Extremely unpleasant, dirty, or smelling very bad
swarm
/swɔːm/To move or gather in very large numbers in a crowded way
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Before dawn on October 1st, we prepared to search Carfax. Mina was sleeping peacefully, and I felt relieved that she had agreed to stay behind and let us face the danger. We gathered in Dr. Seward’s study, where Van Helsing gave each of us our equipment. He opened his bag and gave us small electric lamps, revolvers, knives, a silver crucifix, and withered garlic flowers to wear around our necks. Finally, he gave each of us a piece of sacred wafer in an envelope. We crossed over to the dark, silent house. Dr. Seward used a skeleton key, and his...
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