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Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter X · CHAPTER XXV.

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CHAPTER XXV.

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CHAPTER XXV.
IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter X · CHAPTER XXV.

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CHAPTER XXV.
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IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
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A

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XXV.

FRANCISCO

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

GLIMPSE

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

HAD

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

IN

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

IS

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

OF

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

SAN

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

SLIGHT

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

WHICH

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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO

XXV

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From this reading CHAPTER XXV.

Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER XXV.?

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

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

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Narrator: CHAPTER XXV.
Narrator: IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO