The Haunting of Blackwood Manor: An English Learning Tale
In the heart of the countryside, surrounded by dense forests, stood the ominous Blackwood Manor. It was a grand but neglected estate, with ivy crawling up its walls and broken windows that whispered secrets of the past.
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Grand - ضخم
Neglected - مُهمل
Estate - قصر
Ivy - اللبلاب
Whispered - همست
The locals avoided the manor, especially at night, for it was said to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Eleanor, the last resident who vanished under mysterious circumstances a century ago. Her disappearance remained unsolved, and her spirit was believed to roam the halls, searching for something—or someone.
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Avoided - تجنبوا
Haunted - مسكون
Ghost - شبح
Vanished - اختفت
Mysterious - غامض
Circumstances - ظروف
Century - قرن
Unsolved - غير محلولة
Roam - تتجول
One stormy night, a curious young woman named Emily, fascinated by the manor’s dark history, decided to explore the abandoned house. Equipped with a flashlight and a sense of adventure, she entered the creaking front door, unaware of the terrors that awaited her.
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Curious - فضولية
Fascinated - مفتونة
Abandoned - مهجور
Equipped - مجهزة
Flashlight - مصباح يدوي
Creaking - تصدر صرير
Unaware - غير مدركة
Terrors - رعب
Awaited - تنتظر
As she walked through the dimly lit corridors, Emily could feel a chill in the air. The portraits of the manor’s former residents seemed to watch her every move, their eyes following her as she explored room after room. She reached the grand staircase, where a cold breeze made her shiver.
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Corridors - ممرات
Chill - قشعريرة
Portraits - لوحات
Former - السابقين
Seemed - بدا
Every move - كل حركة
Explored - استكشفت
Staircase - درج
Breeze - نسيم
Shiver - ترتجف
Suddenly, Emily heard a faint whisper. “Help me...” The voice was soft but desperate. She turned around, but there was no one there. Her heart pounded as she continued up the stairs, following the sound.
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Faint - ضعيف
Whisper - همسة
Turned around - استدارت
Heart pounded - نبض قلبها
Following - تتبع
Sound - الصوت
At the top of the stairs, she found a dusty old diary lying on a table. The diary belonged to Lady Eleanor. Emily began to read, uncovering the tragic story of the lady who had lost her child and was consumed by grief. The more Emily read, the more she felt a connection to the tormented spirit.
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Dusty - مغبر
Diary - يوميات
Belonged - تعود
Uncovering - تكتشف
Tragic - مأساوي
Consumed - استهلكت
Grief - حزن
Connection - اتصال
Tormented - المعذبة
As the clock struck midnight, the manor’s temperature dropped drastically. Emily felt an icy hand on her shoulder. She turned slowly to see a translucent figure of Lady Eleanor, her eyes filled with sorrow. “Find my child,” the ghostly figure pleaded.
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Midnight - منتصف الليل
Temperature dropped - انخفضت درجة الحرارة
Icy - جليدي
Shoulder - كتف
Translucent - شفاف
Figure - شكل
Sorrow - حزن
Ghostly - شبحي
Pleaded - توسلت
Determined to help, Emily vowed to find the lost child’s remains. She followed clues hidden in the diary, leading her to a hidden room in the basement. There, she found a small, dusty coffin. As she opened it, a sense of peace filled the room. The spirit of Lady Eleanor appeared once more, this time with a smile.
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Vowed - تعهدت
Remains - رفات
Clues - أدلة
Hidden - مخفية
Basement - قبو
Coffin - تابوت
Peace - سلام
Appeared - ظهرت
Smile - ابتسامة
“Thank you,” the spirit whispered before fading away. Emily left Blackwood Manor, knowing she had brought closure to a tragic story. The haunting was over, and the manor could finally rest in peace.
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Fading away - تتلاشى
Brought closure - أغلقت القضية
Rest in peace - ترقد بسلام
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Vocabulary Review:
- Ominous - مُشؤوم
- Grand - ضخم
- Neglected - مُهمل
- Estate - قصر
- Ivy - اللبلاب
- Whispered - همست
- Locals - السكان المحليون
- Avoided - تجنبوا
- Haunted - مسكون
- Ghost - شبح
- Vanished - اختفت
- Mysterious - غامض
- Circumstances - ظروف
- Century - قرن
- Unsolved - غير محلولة
- Roam - تتجول
- Stormy - عاصف
- Curious - فضولية
- Fascinated - مفتونة
- Abandoned - مهجور
- Equipped - مجهزة
- Flashlight - مصباح يدوي
- Creaking - تصدر صرير
- Unaware - غير مدركة
- Terrors - رعب
- Awaited - تنتظر
- Dimly lit - مضاءة بخفوت
- Corridors - ممرات
- Chill - قشعريرة
- Portraits - لوحات
- Former - السابقين
- Seemed - بدا
- Every move - كل حركة
- Explored - استكشفت
- Staircase - درج
- Breeze - نسيم
- Shiver - ترتجف
- Suddenly - فجأة
- Faint - ضعيف
- Whisper - همسة
- Desperate - يائسة
- Turned around - استدارت
- Heart pounded - نبض قلبها
- Following - تتبع
- Sound - الصوت
- Top of the stairs - أعلى الدرج
- Dusty - مغبر
- Diary - يوميات
- Belonged - تعود
- Uncovering - تكتشف
- Tragic - مأساوي
- Consumed - استهلكت
- Grief - حزن
- Connection - اتصال
- Tormented - المعذبة
- Clock struck - دقت الساعة
- Midnight - منتصف الليل
- Temperature dropped - انخفضت درجة الحرارة
- Icy - جليدي
- Shoulder - كتف
- Translucent - شفاف
- Figure - شكل
- Sorrow - حزن
- Ghostly - شبحي
- Pleaded - توسلت
- Determined - مصممة
- Vowed - تعهدت
- Remains - رفات
- Clues - أدلة
- Hidden - مخفية
- Basement - قبو
- Coffin - تابوت
- Peace - سلام
- Appeared - ظهرت
- Smile - ابتسامة
- Fading away - تتلاشى
- Brought closure - أغلقت القضية
- Rest in peace - ترقد بسلام