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Journey to the Center of the Earth

Chapter XL · CHAPTER 15

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CHAPTER 15 WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.

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CHAPTER 15
WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT
At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed
and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Chapter XL · CHAPTER 15

Study this chapter through synchronized reading, listening, pronunciation, and contextual vocabulary.

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER 15
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WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT
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At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed
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and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.

Learner Dictionary

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DESCENT noun US /dɪˈsent/

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading “WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT”

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15

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a

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and

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as

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At

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awoke

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brought

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CHAPTER

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collected

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CONTINUE

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dawn

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day

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DESCENTnounUS /dɪˈsent/

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT

eight

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faint

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it

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kind

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lava

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light

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like

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morning

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next

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o'clock

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of

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one

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OUR

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passed

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prisms

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shower

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sparks

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the

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thousand

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to

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us

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WE

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Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER 15?

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

According to the text: "CHAPTER 15...", 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 15
Narrator: "What a spectacle, Uncle!