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

Chapter XXX · CHAPTER VIII.

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By Jules Verne • Curated US English Learning Edition

CHAPTER VIII.

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CHAPTER VIII.
IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT TALKS RATHER MORE, PERHAPS, THAN IS PRUDENT
Fix soon rejoined Passepartout, who was lounging and looking about on
the quay, as if he did not feel that he, at least, was obliged not to
see anything.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XXX · CHAPTER VIII.

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Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER VIII.
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IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT TALKS RATHER MORE, PERHAPS, THAN IS PRUDENT
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Fix soon rejoined Passepartout, who was lounging and looking about on
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the quay, as if he did not feel that he, at least, was obliged not to
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see anything.
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about

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and

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anything

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From this reading see anything.

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as

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at

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CHAPTER

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did

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feel

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Fix

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he

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if

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IN

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT TALKS RATHER MORE, PERHAPS, THAN IS PRUDENT

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IS

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least

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looking

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lounging

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MORE

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT TALKS RATHER MORE, PERHAPS, THAN IS PRUDENT

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not

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obliged

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on

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PASSEPARTOUT

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT TALKS RATHER MORE, PERHAPS, THAN IS PRUDENT

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PERHAPS

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PRUDENT

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quay

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RATHER

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rejoined

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see

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From this reading see anything.

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soon

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TALKS

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THAN

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that

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the

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to

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VIII

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From this reading CHAPTER VIII.

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was

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WHICH

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who

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Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER VIII.
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