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

Chapter LIII · CHAPTER XXXI.

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CHAPTER XXXI.

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CHAPTER XXXI.
IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF
PHILEAS FOGG
Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time.
Passepartout, the
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter LIII · CHAPTER XXXI.

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Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER XXXI.
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IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF
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PHILEAS FOGG
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Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time.
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Passepartout, the
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behind

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From this reading Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XXXI.

CONSIDERABLY

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From this reading IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF

DETECTIVE

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From this reading IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF

FIX

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From this reading IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF

FOGG

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From this reading PHILEAS FOGG

found

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From this reading Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time.

FURTHERS

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From this reading IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF

himself

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From this reading Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time.

hours

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From this reading Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time.

IN

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From this reading IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF

INTERESTS

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From this reading IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF

OF

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From this reading IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF

Passepartout

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From this reading Passepartout, the

PHILEAS

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From this reading PHILEAS FOGG

THE

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From this reading IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF

time

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twenty

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From this reading Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time.

WHICH

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From this reading IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF

XXXI

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From this reading CHAPTER XXXI.

Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER XXXI.
Narrator: The prairie, across which the sledge was moving in a straight line, was