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

Chapter XI · CHAPTER VI

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CHAPTER VI AT FULL STEAM At this cry the whole ship’s crew hurried towards the harpooner,—commander, officers, masters, sailors, cabin boys; even the engineers left their engines, and the stokers their furnaces.

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CHAPTER VI
AT FULL STEAM
At this cry the whole ship’s crew hurried towards the
harpooner,—commander, officers, masters, sailors, cabin boys; even the
engineers left their engines, and the stokers their furnaces.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XI · CHAPTER VI

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Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER VI
Line 2
AT FULL STEAM
Line 3
At this cry the whole ship’s crew hurried towards the
Line 4
harpooner,—commander, officers, masters, sailors, cabin boys; even the
Line 5
engineers left their engines, and the stokers their furnaces.
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and

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From this reading engineers left their engines, and the stokers their furnaces.

AT

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From this reading AT FULL STEAM

boys

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From this reading harpooner,—commander, officers, masters, sailors, cabin boys; even the

cabin

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CHAPTER

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commander

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crew

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cry

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engineers

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engines

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even

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FULL

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furnaces

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From this reading engineers left their engines, and the stokers their furnaces.

harpooner

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hurried

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left

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masters

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From this reading harpooner,—commander, officers, masters, sailors, cabin boys; even the

officers

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sailors

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ship's

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STEAM

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From this reading AT FULL STEAM

stokers

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the

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their

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this

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towards

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VI

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whole

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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 VI?

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

According to the text: "CHAPTER VI...", 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 VI
Narrator: and described a long curve.