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

Chapter XLIX · CHAPTER XXVII.

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CHAPTER XXVII.

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CHAPTER XXVII.
IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A
COURSE OF MORMON HISTORY
During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly
for about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XLIX · CHAPTER XXVII.

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CHAPTER XXVII.
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IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A
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COURSE OF MORMON HISTORY
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During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly
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for about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly
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5th

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From this reading During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly

A

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A

about

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From this reading for about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly

AN

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A

AT

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XXVII.

COURSE

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From this reading COURSE OF MORMON HISTORY

December

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distance

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During

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From this reading During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly

equal

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From this reading for about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly

fifty

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From this reading for about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly

for

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From this reading for about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly

HISTORY

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From this reading COURSE OF MORMON HISTORY

HOUR

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A

IN

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A

MILES

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A

MORMON

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From this reading COURSE OF MORMON HISTORY

night

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From this reading During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly

north-easterly

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From this reading for about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly

OF

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A

PASSEPARTOUT

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ran

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From this reading During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly

rose

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From this reading for about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly

south-easterly

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From this reading During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly

SPEED

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A

the

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From this reading During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly

then

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From this reading for about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly

train

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From this reading During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly

TWENTY

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UNDERGOES

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WHICH

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From this reading IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A

XXVII

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From this reading CHAPTER XXVII.

Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER XXVII.
Narrator: Shall we yield to force?