Question

It was probably on account of all this noise that the
blacksmith did not notice that a man had opened the
gate and entered the forge, until he stood close up to
the furnace.
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(a) What 'noise is referred to here?
(b) Where did the blacksmith work?
(c) Who did the blacksmith fail to notice? Why?
(d) Why did the 'man'stand close to the furnace?
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Answer 1

(a) that was the noise of the opening of the gate

(b) the blacksmith works at the forge

(c) the blacksmith failed to notice the noise of the opening of the gate.

(d) because the blacksmith didn't notice them