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Where can you encounter Macavity? - English

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Where can you encounter Macavity?

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One may meet Macavity in a street or in the square. But he vanishes when a crime is committed.

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Chapter 4.2: Macavity - The Mystery Cat - Exercises [Page 128]

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Chapter 4.2 Macavity - The Mystery Cat
Exercises | Q A. vi. | Page 128

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