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

Chapter XVI · CHAPTER XI

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CHAPTER XI ALL BY ELECTRICITY “Sir,” said Captain Nemo, showing me the instruments hanging on the walls of his room, “here are the contrivances required for the navigation of the _Nautilus_.

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CHAPTER XI
ALL BY ELECTRICITY
Sir,” said Captain Nemo, showing me the instruments hanging on the
walls of his room, here are the contrivances required for the
navigation of the _Nautilus_.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XVI · CHAPTER XI

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Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER XI
Line 2
ALL BY ELECTRICITY
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Sir,” said Captain Nemo, showing me the instruments hanging on the
Line 4
walls of his room, “here are the contrivances required for the
Line 5
navigation of the _Nautilus_.
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ALL

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are

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BY

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Captain

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CHAPTER

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contrivances

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ELECTRICITY

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for

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hanging

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here

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From this reading walls of his room, “here are the contrivances required for the

his

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From this reading walls of his room, “here are the contrivances required for the

instruments

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me

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Nautilus

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From this reading navigation of the _Nautilus_.

navigation

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From this reading navigation of the _Nautilus_.

Nemo

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of

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on

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required

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room

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said

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showing

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Sir

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the

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walls

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XI

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From this reading CHAPTER XI

Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER XI
Narrator: or one hundred and five feet.