Footprints without Feet — Flashcards

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Griffin is a scientist who discovers how to make the human body invisible. He is brilliant, but he uses his discovery wrongly and behaves like a lawless person.

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He swallowed certain rare drugs, and his body became transparent like glass while remaining solid. This is an important scientific idea in the story: invisibility did not make him ghost-like or intang…

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They noticed fresh muddy imprints of bare feet on the steps of a house in London. The footprints appeared from nowhere and then slowly faded away, which made the sight mysterious.

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He stepped in some mud. The mud stuck to his feet and made his footprints visible, so the boys could follow him.

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He did it in revenge because the landlord disliked him and tried to eject him. This shows Griffin’s anger and lawless nature.

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He became a homeless wanderer without clothes or money, and he was invisible. Since it was mid-winter and bitterly cold, he could not remain outside without clothes.

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He entered it because it was mid-winter and bitterly cold. He needed warmth, clothes, food, and a place to sleep.

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He broke open boxes and wrappers, dressed himself in warm clothes, ate cold meat, coffee, sweets, and wine, and slept on a pile of quilts. He overslept and was nearly discovered by the shop assistants…