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What thoughts come to your mind when you think about a castle? Add your ideas to the list moat, huge buildings, soldiers, weapons ______,______.

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What thoughts come to your mind when you think about a castle? Add your ideas to the list

moat, huge buildings, soldiers, weapons ______,______.

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moat, huge buildings, soldiers, weapons, gatehouse, lookouts.

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Chapter 1.2: The Castle - Warm Up [Page 19]

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