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26.10.2021 • 
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3 Young had learned to read before he was two, and by the age of twenty had mastered a dozen foreign languages a including Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. An inheritance from an uncle left him free to pursue his scientific interests. At various times, Young studied the habits of spiders, the surface features of the moon, and diseases of the chest. Then, intrigued by the challenge of the Rosetta Stone, he put aside his other studies and concentrated on attempting to decipher the writing on it. Young had read of de Sacy's and Akerblad's work in Paris, and was determined to succeed where they had failed. -The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, James Cross Giblin Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences. What does each sentence from the passage show about Thomas Young? "He studied spiders, the moon, and diseases of the chest." This detail shows that Young was "Young had learned to read before he was two." This detail shows that Young was "He was determined to succeed where they had failed." This detail shows that Young was

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