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

Chapter XXXIII · CHAPTER XI.

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CHAPTER XI.

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CHAPTER XI.
IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SECURES A CURIOUS MEANS OF CONVEYANCE AT A
FABULOUS PRICE
The train had started punctually.
Among the passengers were a number of
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XXXIII · CHAPTER XI.

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CHAPTER XI.
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IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SECURES A CURIOUS MEANS OF CONVEYANCE AT A
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FABULOUS PRICE
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The train had started punctually.
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Among the passengers were a number of
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Among

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AT

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CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XI.

CONVEYANCE

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CURIOUS

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FABULOUS

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FOGG

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had

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IN

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MEANS

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number

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OF

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passengers

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PHILEAS

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PRICE

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From this reading FABULOUS PRICE

punctually

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SECURES

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started

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The

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train

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were

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WHICH

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XI

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From this reading CHAPTER XI.

Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: It was an innocent delusion which could harm no