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Macavity the Mystery Cat

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Macavity the Mystery Cat, T.S. Eliot

Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden For he's can master the Law. criminal who
Bafflement: Despair: Flying Squad: Paw: Defy:

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Glossary Confusion, perplexity, bewilderment Hopelessness, discouragement The Air Force A dog/cats foot Challenge

He's the of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squads despair: For when they reach the scene of crime-Macavity's not there!

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Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of . His powers a of levitation stare, would make

Gravity:

The natural force of attraction exerted by a planet, such as Earth, upon objects at or near its surface, tending to draw them toward the center of the body.

And when you reach the scene of crime-Macavity's not there! You may seek him in the may look up in the air-, you

Fakir:

But I tell you once and once again, Macavity's not there!

Basement:

The floor of a building partly or entirely below ground level.

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Macavity's a tall and thin;

, he's very

Neglect: Eyes are sunken in:

Failure to care for, or properly look after.

You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes . His brow is deeply head is highly domed; His coat is dusty from whiskers are uncombed. , his , his

He his head from side to side, with movements like a snake; And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake.

Ginger cat: Sways:

A light brown coloured cat with white markings. Move slowly or rhythmically from side to side. A high forehead, traditionally associated with a high intelligence.

Highly domed:

Lined with A thoughtful frown thought:

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Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, For he's a shape, a monster of depravity. in

Feline: Depravity:

A cat or any member of the cat family. An extreme state of moral corruption or degradation. An extremely evil or wicked person. The name of the British police force headquarters in London. Inspector Lestrade from Sherlock Holmes is from Scotland Yard. Youtube Sherlock Holmes and watch some videos. Deserving of respect and high esteem. The town meeting place

You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the -But when a crime's Macavity's not there! discovered, then .

Fiend:

He's outwardly (Shhhhhh.They say he cheats at cards.)

Scotland Yard:

And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard's.

Respectable: Square:

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And when the larder's the jewel-case is

, or ,

Larder:

A place where food is stored.

Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke's been stifled, Or the and the glass is broken, past repair--

Ay, there's the wonder of the thing! Macavity's not there! And when the Foreign Office finds a Treaty's gone , Or the loses some plans and drawings by the way, There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the stairs-But it's useless to investigate--Macavity's not there! And been say: when the loss has , the Secret Service
Pekes been stifled: Looted: Admiralty: Astray: Disclosed Trellis: Pekingese dog has been murdered by suffocation. Robbed The British Navy Lost Revealed A frame made of wood used to support climbing plants. A heated house made of glass where warm climate plants are kept through the winter Searched through

"It must have been Macavity!"--but he's a mile away. You'll be sure to find him resting, or a-licking of his thumbs, Or engaged in doing complicated long division sums.

Greenhouse:

Rifled:

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Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, There never was a Cat of such suavity. He always has an one or two to spare: and , or

Deceitfulness: Alibi:

Craftiness, cunning, slyness An excuse for not being at the scene of the crime. Action or man-made event.

Deed:

And whatever time the deed took place-MACAVITY WASN'T THERE! And they say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known (I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone) Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!

Log onto this link - http://europe.historyforkids.org/history/napoleon.htm. Read up on whom Napoleon is.

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