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Had Hans Wolf Ever Been to Dorset? Why Did He Say He Knew It? - English Honeydew

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Had Hans Wolf ever been to Dorset? Why did he say he knew it?

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No, Hans Wolf had never been to Dorset. He had learned all about England from school and from reading books in English.

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