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troglodytic
troglodytic
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like a prehistoric person or cave man Utterson feels there is something '......................' about Hyde after meeting him in Chapter 2. Links to the idea that Hyde is an evolutionary throwback.
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labyrinth
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maze: somewhere with many confusing paths or passages In Utterson's nightmares (Chapter 2), London is a '.......................' with a screaming child at every street corner. Gothic setting. Links to Utterson's growing curiosity.
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disquietude
disquietude
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state of uneasiness or anxiety Meeting Mr Hyde in Chapter 2 leaves Utterson in a state of '...............................'
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Dr Fell
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person in a nursery rhyme that people disliked for no good reason Hyde reminds Utterson of this character in Chapter 2.
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protégé
protégé
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apprentice or pupil Utterson thinks Hyde is Jekyll's '............' in Chapter 2. This is one of the misconceptions that deepens the mystery at the beginning of who Hyde actually is.
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transfigure
transfigure
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to transform: usually into something more beautiful Utterson wonders if it is the radiance of a 'foul soul' that '...................s' Hyde's 'clay continent' (body). Chapter 2. Utterson is not far from the truth, in that he instinctively feels this sense of duality in Hyde.
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unobtrusive
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not conspicuous, quiet People like Utterson's company because he is '........................' and peaceful to be with. Chapter 3 - good evidence for the change in Utterson's character during the book.
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pedant
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person who is very fussy about rules and precise details Jekyll calls Lanyon a '..................' in Chapter 3. Underlines their scientific differences, and Lanyon's reliability as a witness.
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heresies
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beliefs that oppose religious teachings Lanyon disapproves of Jekyll's 'scientific ...................' (Chapter 3)
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dissecting room
dissecting room
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laboratory Where Jekyll has his 'cabinet' and to which Hyde has a key. Utterson quizzes Poole about this in Chapter 2.
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inexplicable
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cannot be explained Lanyon is tempted to watch Hyde transform because he has seen so many '........................' things already. (Chapter 9)
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austere
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severe or strict with oneself Utterson is '.....................': he drinks gin because it is less delicious than rich wines. (Chapter 1)
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countenance
countenance
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face or expression Utterson's '.....................' is 'rugged'. Jekyll conceals his wicked ways behind a 'grave ..........................'. (Chapters 1 and 10)
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Cain's heresy
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to believe that you shouldn't take responsibility for others' decisions: 'Am I my brother's keeper?' Utterson 'inclines' to this: he doesn't interfere (until he finds out about Hyde and Jekyll). (Chapter 1)
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Juggernaut
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huge Hindu god pulled through the streets on chariot, crushing people under it Hyde crushes the little girl like a '.........................' (Chapter 1)
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negligence
negligence
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lack of care and maintenance The door shows the marks of 'sordid .........................'. (Chapter 1)
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distained
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stained The door is 'blistered and ...................' (Chapter 1)
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sawbones
sawbones
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Victorian word for doctor This is what Enfield calls the doctor who, at the sight of Hyde, turns 'sick and white with desire to kill him'. (Chapter 1)
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apothecary
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someone who prepares medicines Jekyll keeps sending Poole to the ........................ for more of the salt. (Chapter 8)
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reprove
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to tell off / reprimand Utterson was inclined to help people rather than to '..................' (Chapter 1)
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proprieties
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behaviours according to the correct morals or social rules Enfield refers to Jekyll as the 'very pink of .......................' (Chapter 1)
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pall
pall
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funeral cloth draped over a coffin After Carew has been murdered, Utterson drives through a London covered in a 'chocolate-coloured ...............'.
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vapours
vapours
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wisps of condensation or mist London, after Carew's murder, is full of 'embattled ....................'. (Chapter 4)
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lurid
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vivid, bright in a ghastly way The colour of the night sky is described in Chapter 4 as a sinister 'rich, ................. brown'.
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deathly sick
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How Dr Jekyll looks in Chapter 5, 'The Incident of the Letter'.
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What! Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer!
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Utterson's exclamation when Guest reveals the 'singular resemblance' between Jekyll and Hyde's handwriting. (Chapter 5)
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death-warrant
death-warrant
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document ordering someone's execution. Dr Lanyon seems to have his own ............................. written 'legibly' on his face in Chapter 6.
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balderdash
balderdash
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nonsense Lanyon denounces Jekyll's ideas about transcendental science as 'unscientific ........................'. (Chapter 2)
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recluse
recluse
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someone who hides away Jekyll becomes a '.....................' in chapters 6 and 7, when he will not see anyone.
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premature twilight
premature twilight
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darkness that has come too early The courtyard is filled with '..................... ....................' when Utterson and Enfield call in to see Jekyll, foreshadowing the darkness and death approaching Jekyll. (Chapter 7)
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disconsolate
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deeply unhappy, without hope Jekyll sits at his window like a '...................... prisoner'. (Chapter 7)
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abject
abject
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degraded, enslaved A look of '................... terror' comes over Jekyll's face as he sits at the window. (Chapter 7)
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foul play
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illegal activity (breaking the rules of the game) Poole is convinced that there has been '................. ..............' (Chapter 8)
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quills
quills
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feathers or porcupine spines Poole's hair stood up like '..............' when he saw Hyde running through the laboratory like a 'rat'. (Chapter 8)
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vengeance
vengeance
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revenge Utterson says to Poole: 'let our name be ..................', as he goes to break down the door to find Jekyll's murderer, as he believes. (Chapter 8)
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contorted
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violently twisted Hyde's body, when they find it, is 'sorely ......................' and 'still twitching'. (Chapter 8)
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blasphemies
blasphemies
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expressions of disrespect for God or something sacred Hyde has been scribbling over Jekyll's religious books with 'startling .....................' (Chapter 8)
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phial
phial
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medical bottle (Chapter 8)
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cerebral
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relating to the brain Lanyon is convinced that he is dealing with a case of '...................... disease' (mental illness) in Jekyll. (Chapter 9)
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rigor
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stiffness, like in death Lanyon feels a sense of 'incipient .............' when Hyde comes near him. (Chapter 9)
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sombre
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dark and serious Hyde is 'on fire with .................... excitement' when he makes the potion in front of Lanyon: an oxymoron showing his conflicted personality. (Chapter 9)
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pang
pang
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sharp pain Lanyon feels an 'icy ............' in his blood when Hyde touches him. (Chapter 9) Jekyll feels 'racking ................s' when he first transforms into Hyde. (Chapter 10)
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transcendental
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spiritual: beyond reality Hyde accuses Lanyon of denying the power of '...................... medicine'. (Chapter 9)
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concealed
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hid Jekyll, as a young man, '..........................' his 'pleasures', though we never know what they were. (Chapter 10)
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duplicity
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deceit; two-facedness Jekyll was committed to a 'profound ....................' within himself. (Chapter 10)
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duality
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The quality or condition of consisting of two parts Jekyll comes to believe in the 'thorough and primitive ........................ of man'. (Chapter 10)
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pure evil
pure evil
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unadulterated sinfulness Jekyll says that 'Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was '........... .............'. (Chapter 10)
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devil
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The word for Satan, the fallen angel Jekyll says that before Carew's murder, his '................ had long been caged' and now 'came out roaring.' (Chapter 10)
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mauled
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attacked, mangled, tore at Jekyll describes how Hyde, with 'glee', '.............' Carew's body. (Chapter 10)
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ape-like
ape-like
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similar to a monkey Enfield describes Hyde like this, and in Chapter 10, so does Jekyll - perhaps referring to Charles Darwin's ideas of evolution: that we still have our primitive ancestors living within us.
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