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

Chapter XXVIII · CHAPTER VI.

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CHAPTER VI.

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CHAPTER VI.
IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, BETRAYS A VERY NATURAL IMPATIENCE
The circumstances under which this telegraphic dispatch about Phileas
Fogg was sent were as follows:
The steamer Mongolia,” belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XXVIII · CHAPTER VI.

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Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER VI.
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IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, BETRAYS A VERY NATURAL IMPATIENCE
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The circumstances under which this telegraphic dispatch about Phileas
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Fogg was sent were as follows:
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The steamerMongolia,” belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental
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A

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about

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and

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as

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belonging

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BETRAYS

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CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER VI.

circumstances

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DETECTIVE

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dispatch

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FIX

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Fogg

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follows

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IMPATIENCE

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IN

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Mongolia

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NATURAL

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Oriental

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Peninsular

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Phileas

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sent

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steamer

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telegraphic

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THE

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this

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to

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under

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VERY

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VI

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was

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were

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WHICH

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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 VI.?

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER VI.
Narrator: course to take, and that is to remain honest; otherwise they would be