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The Sea-Wolf
The Sea-Wolf

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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CHAPTER XXXI “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.” We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.

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CHAPTER XXXI
It will smell,” I said, but it will keep in the heat and keep out the
rain and snow.”
We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main
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The Sea-Wolf

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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CHAPTER XXXI
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It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the
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rain and snow.”
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We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
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It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main
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CHAPTER

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clumsy

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completed

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heat

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is

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It

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keep

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main

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out

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purpose

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rain

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roof

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said

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seal-skin

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serve

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smell

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snow

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surveying

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that

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We

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were

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will

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XXXI

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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 30?

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

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

Shadowing Practice

Repeat the selected source lines aloud to practice rhythm, stress, and clear US English pronunciation.

Narrator: CHAPTER XXXI
Narrator: The beaches of the outer cove were thundering with