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

Chapter XXXV · CHAPTER XIII.

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CHAPTER XIII.

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CHAPTER XIII.
IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE
BRAVE
The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.
Mr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, and therefore the
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XXXV · CHAPTER XIII.

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CHAPTER XIII.
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IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE
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BRAVE
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The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.
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Mr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, and therefore the

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Liberty noun US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading “Mr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, and therefore the”

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A

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE

and

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From this reading Mr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, and therefore the

at

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bold

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From this reading The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.

BRAVE

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From this reading BRAVE

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XIII.

difficulty

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From this reading The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.

FAVORS

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Fogg

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FORTUNE

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE

full

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From this reading The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.

going

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From this reading Mr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, and therefore the

impracticable

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From this reading The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.

IN

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE

least

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libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Mr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, and therefore the

life

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Mr

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NEW

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE

of

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From this reading The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.

one

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From this reading The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.

or

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From this reading Mr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, and therefore the

PASSEPARTOUT

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE

perhaps

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From this reading The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.

project

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From this reading The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.

PROOF

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE

RECEIVES

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risk

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From this reading Mr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, and therefore the

THAT

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE

THE

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therefore

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to

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was

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From this reading The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.

WHICH

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT RECEIVES A NEW PROOF THAT FORTUNE FAVORS THE

XIII

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From this reading CHAPTER XIII.

Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

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Narrator: CHAPTER XIII.
Narrator: pocket-knives.