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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:Lavinia looked at that apparition, that owl-eyed phantom, in plaid skirt and stiff shirtwaist, with hair skewed back and no powder on her nose. I threw a protecting husbandly arm about her to catch her when she should faint. But she didn’t swoon. A broad, satisfied smile spread over her face.(a) Who was that owl-eyed phantom? (b) Was the phantom quite attractive? (c) Find the synonym of the word ‘ghost’ in the passage. |
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Answer» (a) The owl-eyed phantom was the apparition or ghost of Helen. (b) No, the phantom was owl-eyed and dressed in unattractive plaid skirt and stiff shirtwaist. She had no powder on her nose. Helen didn’t at all look pretty or attractive. (c) apparition |
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