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Chapters XXII-XXIII

Give English definitions to the following words. Reproduce the situations where these words were used in the text.

To change Insulting

Crude

Callous

Vile

Underneath

Deliberate

Blasted

Rattle

Unobtrusive

Affectionate

Capsize

Oil cloth

Scuttle

Maliciously

Doddering

Touch and go

Give synonyms to these words

Spil in

By fits and starts

Cook one’s goose

Unaided

Pernickety

Bloke

Get smb down

Fall back upon

Present some new words from the text of your own choice

Explain the meaning of the following phrases used in the text. Make up your own examples with them

Accidents will happen.

No crisis can break through the crust of habit.

Who do the following phrases belong to? Comment on them.

1 "I shall be only too pleased to do anything that might help the family, Mr. de Winter knows that"

2 "It's all right, I prevented her. I told her quite truthfully that I did not think she would do any good by coming over. "

3 "Why the devil should I be rattled? I have nothing to be rattled about"

4 "Of course that's different," he said, "you can wait here if you like. Would you like to take a seat just inside this room?"

5 "With those holes in her planking, sir, and the sea-cocks not closed, it wouldn't take long for a small boat like her to sink. It's my opinion, sir, that the boat never capsized at all. She was deliberately scuttled."

6 "It's absurd, Frank, it's ridiculous. They should not listen to Tabb. How can he tell, after all these months, how holes came to be in a boat? What are they trying to prove?"

7 "You come down here to Manderley, you take on all this place, meet hundreds of people you've never seen before, you put up with old Max and his moods, you don't give a fig for anyone, you just go your own way, I call it a damn good effort, and I don't care who hears me say so. A damn good effort."

8 "My dear fellow, it's not the slightest use your losing your temper with me. … You say you refuse to believe your cousin committed suicide. … Suppose we get to the point. What do you suggest really happened?"

Give a brief but precise retelling of the events as if you were:

Mr. de Winter

Mrs. De Winter

Frank Crawly

Mr. Favell

Colonel Julyan

Think about the following points:

Find the weather descriptions and explain what they imply

What did the newspapers say about the whole business?

What was the emotional state of the characters before the inquest?

What became known during the inquest? What happened to Mrs. De Winter? How did Mr. de Winter behave?

What was the verdict of the jury?

Who came to visit the de Winters and for what purpose? Did he succeed?

Comment on the following passage. Give a written translation.

I must have fallen asleep because I woke suddenly with a start, and heard that first crack of thunder in the air. I sat up. The clock said five. I got up and went to the window There was not a breath of wind. The leaves hung listless on the trees, waiting. The sky was slaty gray. The jagged lightning split the sky. Another rumble in the distance. No rain fell. I went out into the corridor and listened. I could not hear anything. I went to the head of the stairs. There was no sign of anybody. The hall was dark because of the menace of thunder overhead. I went down and stood on the terrace. There was another burst of thunder. One spot of rain fell on my hand. One spot. No more. It was very dark. I could see the sea beyond the dip in the valley like a black lake. Another spot fell on my hand, and another crack of thunder came. One of the housemaids began shutting windows in the rooms upstairs. Robert appeared and shut the windows of the drawing-room behind me.

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