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The Time Machine
The Time Machine

Chapter IX · Chapter 09

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When Night Came “Now, indeed, I seemed in a worse case than before.

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When Night Came
Now, indeed, I seemed in a worse case than before.
Hitherto, except
during my night’s anguish at the loss of the Time Machine, I had felt a
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The Time Machine

Chapter IX · Chapter 09

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Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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When Night Came
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Now, indeed, I seemed in a worse case than before.
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Hitherto, except
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during my night’s anguish at the loss of the Time Machine, I had felt a
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anguish

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at

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before

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Came

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case

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during

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except

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felt

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Hitherto

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I

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in

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indeed

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loss

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Machine

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my

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Night

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night's

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Now

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of

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seemed

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than

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the

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Time

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worse

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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 09?

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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

Narrator: X.
Narrator: Here too were