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

Chapter XXV · CHAPTER III.

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CHAPTER III.

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CHAPTER III.
IN WHICH A CONVERSATION TAKES PLACE WHICH SEEMS LIKELY TO COST PHILEAS
FOGG DEAR
Phileas Fogg, having shut the door of his house at half-past eleven,
and having put his right foot before his left five hundred and
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XXV · CHAPTER III.

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Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER III.
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IN WHICH A CONVERSATION TAKES PLACE WHICH SEEMS LIKELY TO COST PHILEAS
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FOGG DEAR
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Phileas Fogg, having shut the door of his house at half-past eleven,
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and having put his right foot before his left five hundred and
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A

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and

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at

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before

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CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER III.

CONVERSATION

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COST

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DEAR

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door

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eleven

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five

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FOGG

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foot

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half-past

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having

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his

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house

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hundred

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III

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From this reading CHAPTER III.

IN

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left

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LIKELY

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of

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PHILEAS

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PLACE

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put

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right

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SEEMS

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shut

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TAKES

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the

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TO

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WHICH

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Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Narrator: CHAPTER III.
Narrator: grown smaller, since a man can now go round it ten times more quickly