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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

Chapter LXXVI · Chapter LII. CAPTIVITY: THE FIRST DAY

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Chapter LII.

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Chapter LII.
CAPTIVITY: THE FIRST DAY
Let us return to Milady, whom a glance thrown upon the coast of France
has made us lose sight of for an instant.
We shall find her still in the despairing attitude in which we left
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The Three Musketeers

Chapter LXXVI · Chapter LII. CAPTIVITY: THE FIRST DAY

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Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Chapter LII.
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CAPTIVITY: THE FIRST DAY
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Let us return to Milady, whom a glance thrown upon the coast of France
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has made us lose sight of for an instant.
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We shall find her still in the despairing attitude in which we left
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a

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an

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attitude

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CAPTIVITY

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Chapter

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coast

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DAY

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despairing

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find

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FIRST

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for

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France

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glance

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has

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her

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in

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instant

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left

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Let

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LII

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lose

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made

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Milady

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of

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return

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shall

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sight

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still

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THE

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thrown

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to

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upon

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us

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We

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which

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whom

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Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter LII. CAPTIVITY: THE FIRST DAY?

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

According to the text: "Chapter LII....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: Chapter LII.
Narrator: art, so much studied by women, of looking through her long eyelashes