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

Chapter LVI · CHAPTER XXXIV.

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CHAPTER XXXIV.

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CHAPTER XXXIV.
IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON
Phileas Fogg was in prison.
He had been shut up in the Custom House,
and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter LVI · CHAPTER XXXIV.

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Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER XXXIV.
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IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON
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Phileas Fogg was in prison.
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He had been shut up in the Custom House,
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and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
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and

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From this reading and he was to be transferred to London the next day.

AT

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON

be

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From this reading and he was to be transferred to London the next day.

been

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From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House,

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XXXIV.

Custom

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From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House,

day

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From this reading and he was to be transferred to London the next day.

FOGG

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON

had

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From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House,

He

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From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House,

House

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From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House,

IN

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON

LAST

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON

LONDON

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON

next

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From this reading and he was to be transferred to London the next day.

PHILEAS

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON

prison

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From this reading Phileas Fogg was in prison.

REACHES

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON

shut

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From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House,

the

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From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House,

to

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From this reading and he was to be transferred to London the next day.

transferred

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From this reading and he was to be transferred to London the next day.

up

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From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House,

was

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From this reading Phileas Fogg was in prison.

WHICH

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON

XXXIV

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From this reading CHAPTER XXXIV.

Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER XXXIV.
Narrator: Did he examine to see if there were any