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

Chapter XXXII · CHAPTER X.

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CHAPTER X.

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CHAPTER X.
IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS
SHOES
Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base
in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XXXII · CHAPTER X.

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Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER X.
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IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS
Line 3
SHOES
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Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base
Line 5
in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces
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and

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From this reading in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces

apex

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From this reading in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces

base

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From this reading Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base

called

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From this reading in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER X.

embraces

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From this reading in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces

Everybody

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From this reading Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base

GET

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

GLAD

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

great

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From this reading Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base

HIS

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

IN

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

India

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From this reading in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces

IS

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

its

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From this reading Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base

knows

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From this reading Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base

land

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From this reading Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base

LOSS

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

north

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From this reading in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces

OF

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

OFF

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

ONLY

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

PASSEPARTOUT

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

reversed

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From this reading Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base

SHOES

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From this reading SHOES

south

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From this reading in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces

that

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THE

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

TO

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

TOO

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

triangle

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WHICH

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

WITH

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS

X

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From this reading CHAPTER X.

Chapter Quiz

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

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

According to the text: "CHAPTER X....", 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 X.
Narrator: detective, told his business at Bombay, and the position of affairs