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

Chapter XII · CHAPTER VII

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CHAPTER VII AN UNKNOWN SPECIES OF WHALE This unexpected fall so stunned me that I have no clear recollection of my sensations at the time.

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CHAPTER VII
AN UNKNOWN SPECIES OF WHALE
This unexpected fall so stunned me that I have no clear recollection of
my sensations at the time.
I was at first drawn down to a depth of
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XII · CHAPTER VII

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CHAPTER VII
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AN UNKNOWN SPECIES OF WHALE
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This unexpected fall so stunned me that I have no clear recollection of
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my sensations at the time.
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I was at first drawn down to a depth of
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CHAPTER

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depth

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I

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me

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my

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no

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OF

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recollection

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sensations

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so

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SPECIES

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stunned

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the

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time

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to

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unexpected

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UNKNOWN

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VII

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was

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WHALE

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Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER VII
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