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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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CHAPTER III Tom presented himself before Aunt Polly, who was sitting by an open window in a pleasant rearward apartment, which was bedroom, breakfast-room, dining-room, and library, combined.

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CHAPTER III
Tom presented himself before Aunt Polly, who was sitting by an
open window in a pleasant rearward apartment, which was bedroom,
breakfast-room, dining-room, and library, combined.
The balmy summer
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER III
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Tom presented himself before Aunt Polly, who was sitting by an
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open window in a pleasant rearward apartment, which was bedroom,
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breakfast-room, dining-room, and library, combined.
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The balmy summer

Learner Dictionary

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Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “open window in a pleasant rearward apartment, which was bedroom,”

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a

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From this reading open window in a pleasant rearward apartment, which was bedroom,

an

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and

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From this reading breakfast-room, dining-room, and library, combined.

apartment

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Aunt

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balmy

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bedroom

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before

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breakfast-room

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by

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CHAPTER

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combined

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From this reading breakfast-room, dining-room, and library, combined.

dining-room

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From this reading breakfast-room, dining-room, and library, combined.

himself

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III

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From this reading CHAPTER III

in

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library

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From this reading breakfast-room, dining-room, and library, combined.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

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pleasant

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Polly

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presented

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rearward

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sitting

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summer

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The

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Tom

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was

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which

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who

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window

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Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 27?

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER III
Narrator: All through supper his spirits were so high that his aunt wondered “what