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min

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small, less

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gens

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a people, kind

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Voc

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to call, speak, voice

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been Bon

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good, well

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port

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to carry, entrance

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5 main genres

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  1. non fiction: writing that is true
  2. fiction:imaginative or made up writing
  3. folklore: stories once passed down orally
  4. drama: a play or script
  5. poetry: not prose-style of writing concerned with imaginative expression and the beauty of language
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persuasive writing

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tries to influence the reader

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informational writing

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explains something

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autobiography

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life story written by oneself

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biography

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writing about someone else’s life

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historical fiction

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set in the past and based on real people or events

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science fiction

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has aliens robots technology or other space things

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realistic fiction

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stories that could actually happen but didn’t

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fantasy

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stories with magic, monsters, and other things that don’t exist

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theme

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the central idea behind the story

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4 main parts of a short story

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plot characters setting theme

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plot

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the action in the story. know plot graph

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introduction

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introduces the characters, gives an idea what will happen in the setting

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Initial problems

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gets the story going, introduces the problem

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rising action

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leading up to the climax

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climax

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the turning point of action, when the big thing happens

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conclusion

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explains the details that were not said in the climax, wraps things up

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setting

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the time, place or mood in which the story takes place

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character trait

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a quality which a character in the the story possesses

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protagonist

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the main character,

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antagonist

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the character, or idea that supposed the protagonist, the evil guy

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humor

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the use of funny or comical language or evens

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irony

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something happens which is opposite of what is expected

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foreshadowing

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hints or warnings about what will come later on in the story

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conflict

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the clash of opposing forces,m

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vid, vis

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to see, to look

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scrib, script

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to write

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flat

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one or two characteristics
described in one sentence
ex: Mrs. Rogers
quiet, scared, worried

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stock

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Emily Brent: proper, religious, self righteous

Mr. Rogers: p

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static

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stuck, doesn’t change

Anthony marston

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dynamic

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grow/change

Vera- organized, school teacher, turns into hysterical, murder, suicide

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foil

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Armstrong: more emotional wreck

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38
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round

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justice wargrave
Armstrong
Philip

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38
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comedy

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happy ending

focus on situations

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tradegy

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focus on characters

tragic ending

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40
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when was Shakespeare born

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1564

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when did he die?

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1616

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42
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what is the setting of the twelfth night

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mythical

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what type of pkay is the twelfth night

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comedy

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twelfth nights was written for the

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fear of the epiphany

45
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other name of twelfth night

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what you will

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Sebastian is friends. with

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Antonio

47
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what challenges cesario do a duel

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sit Andrew

48
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what is an anagram

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a word name, or phrase that has rearranged its letters into a new word

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what was the name of Shakespeare theatre

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the globe theatre

50
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who is the most perceptive character in the twelfth night

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festy the fool

51
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themes in twelfth night

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deception
illusion
disguise
mistaken identity

52
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drama

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intended for a live audience
dialogue and action Carries the strory forward
slightly different show each time

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film

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intended for a viewing audience

timeline can be divided-can jump back and forth

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etymology

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the origin of a word and its historical meaning

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run on sentence

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two or more independent clauses are joined together with a coordinating conjunction and without punctuation

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comma splice

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two or more clauses are joined with comma but without a coordination

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cliches

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are mummified remnants of a colourful phrase turned meaningless by excessive use

a phrase or metaphor that was one sparkling

58
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three cures for cliches

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1: simplify
2: give the cliche a facelift. tweak it, twist it, make it somewhat new
3: make up an entirely new inane or phrase

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what is a narrative paragraph

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tells a story of one kind or another. it should have a clear beginning, a middle, and an end

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what is a. descriptive paragraph

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the sentences work together to present a single clear picture (description) of a person, place, thing, or idea

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expository paragraph

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one that presents facts, gives directions, defines terms.

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persuasive paragraph

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presents information to support or prove a point, expresses an opinion and tries to convince the reader that the opinion is correct or valid

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what is a pun

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a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word

64
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pun

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I’ve been to the dentist many times so I know the drill

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hyperbole

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exaggerating statements not meant to be taken literally

66
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example of hyperbole

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I’ve told you a million times

I am so hungry I could eat a horse

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melodrama

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a play that is very dramatic with exaggerated characters and usually with music

68
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author of and then there were none

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Agatha Christie

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when was Agatha Christie born

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1890 England

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how many novels did she write

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66

71
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when was she married

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1914 colonel archibald

72
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how many children did she have

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one

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when was she divorced

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1928

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what was she criticized for

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her mysteries unfair stories

75
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how long did she disappear for

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ten days to teach her husband a lesson

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ATTWM themes

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justice
guilt
vigilantism
the danger of relying on class status/ gender status

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characterism

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communication information about the character

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dialogue

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the actual words that characters speak

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dramatic irony

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increases suspense by leading the readers know more about the situation than the characters known

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exposition

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background material

about the characters,

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falling action

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the part of the story following the climax and leaving to the resolution

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irony

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when the speaker intends a meaning that is opposite to the words he or she says

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mood

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the overall feeling

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setting

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the environment in which the story takes place

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structure

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how the story is put together

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suspense

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techniques the author uses to keep you interested

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theme

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the story’s main idea

the message

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verbal irony

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the use of figures of speech to create an ironic effect

89
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where was ATTWN taken place

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Indian island

coast of Devon-England

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genre of ATTWN

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mystery

fiction

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how many people were on the island

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12

92
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what side of the island was the house on

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south

93
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justice wargrave

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judge

old guy

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Vera clay throne

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an ex governess

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Philip Lombard

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solider of fortune

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Emily Brent

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65 year old spinster

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General MacArthur

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was in the Great War

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Anthony marston

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young and dumb

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Fred Narracott

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boatman

100
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William blore

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ex detective

101
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how does tony marston die

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choked on his whiskey

102
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order of people who die

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Anthony marston 
Mrs Rogers 
General mc author 
mr Rogers 
Emily Brent 
justice wargrave 
dr Armstrong 
William blore 
Philip lonbard
Vera
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how does Mrs Rogers die

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in her sleep

104
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how does general mc author die

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blow to the head

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how does mr Rogers die

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an axe

106
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how did Emily Brent die

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poison needle to the neck

107
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justice wargrave how did he die

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shot in the head

108
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how did blore die

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someone pushed a statue on him

109
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how did Armstrong die

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drowned

110
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how does Lombard die

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shot by Vera

111
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how does Vera die

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hangs herself

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