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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter VII · CHAPTER II

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CHAPTER II PRO AND CON At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United States.

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CHAPTER II
PRO AND CON
At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a
scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the
United States.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter VII · CHAPTER II

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Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER II
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PRO AND CON
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At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a
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scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the
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United States.
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AND

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At

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CHAPTER

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CON

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disagreeable

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events

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from

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had

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I

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II

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From this reading CHAPTER II

in

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just

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Nebraska

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of

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period

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place

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PRO

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research

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returned

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scientific

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States

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From this reading United States.

territory

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the

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these

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took

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United

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Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER II
Narrator: conformable to reason than to admit the existence of fishes, or