The Adventure of the Three Garridebs | Class 11 English Notes
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The Adventure of the Three Garridebs – this guide gives you a concise, exam-ready overview of The Adventure of the Three Garridebs from Class 11 English, written by ConceptScroll editors and reviewed against the latest NCERT textbook.
Look for these expressions in the text and guess what they mean from the context
This introductory section presents a table of expressions that students are encouraged to find within the story and infer their meanings from the context. These expressions are rich in descriptive and figurative language, enhancing the narrative's tone and character portrayal. Understanding these phrases is essential for grasping the nuances of the story and appreciating Arthur Conan Doyle's style. For instance, phrases like 'with a disconsolate air' suggest a mood of sadness or dejection, while 'of sinister and murderous reputation' indicates a character known for evil deeds. Other expressions such as 'devilish ingenuity' and 'confederate in crime' hint at cunning and criminal partnership respectively. The list also includes terms like 'penitentiary' (a prison), 'shamefaced grin' (an embarrassed or guilty smile), and 'cadaverous face' (a face resembling that of a corpse, pale and thin). This exercise helps students develop vocabulary skills and interpretive abilities by linking language to meaning through context clues.
📊 Diagram: Table on page 1 (6×2) listing expressions such as 'with a disconsolate air', 'devilish ingenuity', 'cadaverous face', etc., to be found in the text and understood from context.
🧪 Activity: Students are asked to find these expressions in the story and guess their meanings from the context, enhancing vocabulary and comprehension.
🔗 Connection: Leads to the narrative introduction where the story's context and characters begin to unfold.
Table on page 1 (6×2)
| with a disconsolate air | of sinister and murderous reputation |
|---|---|
| want of imaginative intuition | penitentiary |
| devilish ingenuity | confederate in crime |
| shamefaced grin | dissipated dreams |
| rigmarole of lies | syncopated dialogue |
| cadaverous face |
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1. What clues did Sherlock Holmes work upon to get at the fact that the story of the three Garridebs was a ruse?
Sherlock Holmes noticed inconsistencies and suspicious details in the story of the three Garridebs. He observed that the advertisement was cleverly designed to lure a specific person, and the story about the legacy was fabricated. Holmes deduced that the entire tale was a ruse to bring John Garrideb to a particular location for ulterior motives. The clues included the unusual nature of the advertisement, the improbability of the legacy story, and the suspicious behavior of John Garrideb.
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