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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Language practice

Consider the sentence: 'The old, dilapidated house stood alone on the hill, its windows like vacant eyes staring out at the stormy sea.' What does 'dilapidated' tell us EXPLICITLY about the house?

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Consider the sentence: 'The old, dilapidated house stood alone on the hill, its windows like vacant eyes staring out at the stormy sea.' What does 'dilapidated' tell us EXPLICITLY about the house?.

  1. A.It is haunted.
  2. B.It is grand and stately.
  3. C.It is in a state of disrepair.
  4. D.It is very comforting.

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