J&H Chapter 1

Question 1

“A certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street”

Answer 1

• “sinister”: gothic semantic field

* “thrust forward its gable”: the building is trying to entice passersby

Question 2

“the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence”

Answer 2

• “prolonged”: pain and torture of the house has lasted ages
• “sordid”: dirty, gothic theme
• “negligence”: house has been abused