Chapter LIV
CHAPTER 29
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CHAPTER 29 ON THE WATERS--A RAFT VOYAGE On the thirteenth of August we were up betimes. There was no time to be lost.
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Chapter LIV · CHAPTER 29
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CHAPTER 29 ON THE WATERS--A RAFT VOYAGE On the thirteenth of August we were up betimes.
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CHAPTER
29
ON
THE
WATERS--A
RAFT
VOYAGE
On
the
thirteenth
of
August
we
were
up
betimes.
There
was
no
time
to
be
lost.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter LIV · CHAPTER 29
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CHAPTER
29
Line 2
ON
THE
WATERS--A
RAFT
VOYAGE
Line 3
On
the
thirteenth
of
August
we
were
up
betimes.
Line 4
There
was
no
time
to
be
Line 5
lost.
Learner Dictionary
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Thirteenth
adjective
US /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading “On the thirteenth of August we were up betimes.”
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29
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A
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August
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be
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betimes
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CHAPTER
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lost
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no
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of
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ON
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RAFT
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THE
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There
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thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
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time
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to
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up
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VOYAGE
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was
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WATERS
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we
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were
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Chapter Quiz
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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER 29?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER 29...", what tone does the author establish?
Shadowing Practice
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Narrator:
CHAPTER 29
Narrator:
"You do not mean to say," I cried, "that we have captured a live