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King Solomon's Mines

Chapter IV · Chapter 04

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CHAPTER IV.

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CHAPTER IV.
AN ELEPHANT HUNT
Now I do not propose to narrate at full length all the incidents of our
long travel up to Sitanda’s Kraal, near the junction of the Lukanga and
Kalukwe Rivers.
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King Solomon's Mines

Chapter IV · Chapter 04

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Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER IV.
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AN ELEPHANT HUNT
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Now I do not propose to narrate at full length all the incidents of our
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long travel up to Sitanda’s Kraal, near the junction of the Lukanga and
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Kalukwe Rivers.
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all

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From this reading Now I do not propose to narrate at full length all the incidents of our

AN

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From this reading AN ELEPHANT HUNT

and

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From this reading long travel up to Sitanda’s Kraal, near the junction of the Lukanga and

at

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From this reading Now I do not propose to narrate at full length all the incidents of our

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER IV.

do

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From this reading Now I do not propose to narrate at full length all the incidents of our

ELEPHANT

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From this reading AN ELEPHANT HUNT

full

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From this reading Now I do not propose to narrate at full length all the incidents of our

HUNT

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From this reading AN ELEPHANT HUNT

I

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From this reading Now I do not propose to narrate at full length all the incidents of our

incidents

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IV

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From this reading CHAPTER IV.

junction

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Kalukwe

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From this reading Kalukwe Rivers.

Kraal

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length

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long

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Lukanga

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narrate

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near

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not

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Now

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of

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our

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propose

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Rivers

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From this reading Kalukwe Rivers.

Sitanda's

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the

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to

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travel

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up

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Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 04?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "CHAPTER IV....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER IV.
Narrator: the traveller.