Vocabulary – 5 ways to use the word ‘sound’ - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde part 1

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Hello, I'm Jonny. Today's story is set in 19th century London and tells the story of
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a respectable gentleman who has a curious relationship with a violent and detestable man.
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The story begins with a man called John Utterson - he's a lawyer - and he's trying to sound
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out a friend about an odd situation he's seen. He saw another man, called Mr Hyde, trampling
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on a young girl. He compensated the girl's family for this by paying them with a cheque
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but this was signed by another man called Dr Jekyll.
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Strange. By the sound of it, Dr Jekyll's will has also been changed so Mr Hyde will inherit
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everything. John Utterson concludes that the evil Mr Hyde is blackmailing Dr Jekyll and
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goes to see Jekyll - but he sounds annoyed and doesn't want to discuss it.
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Later on, a man's body is found and it is thought that Mr Hyde is the murderer. John helps the
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police by taking them to Mr Hyde's apartment where they find the murder weapon - a walking
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cane that John had given to Dr Jekyll as a gift. John doesn't like the sound of this
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and wants to find out more.
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Then for a while, there's not a sight or sound of Mr Hyde but then one day, one of John's
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friends suddenly dies but before he does he gives John a letter saying it must not
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be opened until Dr Jekyll's death.
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This is a bit of a mystery but I'll leave it there for now. Join me again soon to find
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out what happens next. Bye for now.
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