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

Chapter XLVIII · CHAPTER XXVI.

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CHAPTER XXVI.

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CHAPTER XXVI.
IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PARTY TRAVEL BY THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
From ocean to ocean”—so say the Americans; and these four words
compose the general designation of the great trunk line which crosses
the entire width of the United States.
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XLVIII · CHAPTER XXVI.

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Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER XXVI.
Line 2
IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PARTY TRAVEL BY THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
Line 3
From ocean to ocean”—so say the Americans; and these four words
Line 4
compose the general designation of thegreat trunk linewhich crosses
Line 5
the entire width of the United States.
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Americans

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From this reading “From ocean to ocean”—so say the Americans; and these four words

AND

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PARTY TRAVEL BY THE PACIFIC RAILROAD

BY

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CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XXVI.

compose

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From this reading compose the general designation of the “great trunk line” which crosses

crosses

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From this reading compose the general designation of the “great trunk line” which crosses

designation

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From this reading compose the general designation of the “great trunk line” which crosses

entire

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From this reading the entire width of the United States.

FOGG

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PARTY TRAVEL BY THE PACIFIC RAILROAD

four

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From

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general

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great

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From this reading compose the general designation of the “great trunk line” which crosses

IN

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PARTY TRAVEL BY THE PACIFIC RAILROAD

line

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ocean

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of

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PACIFIC

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PARTY

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PHILEAS

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RAILROAD

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say

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so

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States

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From this reading the entire width of the United States.

THE

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these

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to

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TRAVEL

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trunk

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United

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From this reading the entire width of the United States.

WHICH

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width

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From this reading the entire width of the United States.

words

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From this reading “From ocean to ocean”—so say the Americans; and these four words

XXVI

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From this reading CHAPTER XXVI.

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 XXVI.?

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

According to the text: "CHAPTER XXVI....", 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 XXVI.
Narrator: The