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

Chapter XXIII · CHAPTER I.

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CHAPTER I.

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CHAPTER I.
IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS
MASTER, THE OTHER AS MAN
Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington
Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814.
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XXIII · CHAPTER I.

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Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER I.
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IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS
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MASTER, THE OTHER AS MAN
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Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington
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Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814.
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1814

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From this reading Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814.

1872

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From this reading Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington

7

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ACCEPT

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS

AND

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS

AS

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS

at

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From this reading Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington

Burlington

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From this reading Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER I.

died

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From this reading Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814.

EACH

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS

FOGG

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS

Gardens

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From this reading Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814.

house

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From this reading Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814.

I

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From this reading CHAPTER I.

IN

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS

lived

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From this reading Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington

MAN

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From this reading MASTER, THE OTHER AS MAN

MASTER

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From this reading MASTER, THE OTHER AS MAN

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington

No

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From this reading Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington

ONE

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS

OTHER

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS

PASSEPARTOUT

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PHILEAS

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Row

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From this reading Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington

Saville

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From this reading Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington

Sheridan

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From this reading Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814.

THE

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS

WHICH

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Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER I.
Narrator: He breakfasted and dined at the club, at hours mathematically fixed, in