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

Chapter XXV · CHAPTER XX

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CHAPTER XX A FEW DAYS ON LAND I was much impressed on touching land.

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CHAPTER XX
A FEW DAYS ON LAND
I was much impressed on touching land.
Ned Land tried the soil with his
feet, as if to take possession of it.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XXV · CHAPTER XX

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Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CHAPTER XX
Line 2
A FEW DAYS ON LAND
Line 3
I was much impressed on touching land.
Line 4
Ned Land tried the soil with his
Line 5
feet, as if to take possession of it.
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A

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From this reading A FEW DAYS ON LAND

as

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From this reading feet, as if to take possession of it.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XX

DAYS

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feet

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From this reading feet, as if to take possession of it.

FEW

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his

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From this reading Ned Land tried the soil with his

I

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if

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From this reading feet, as if to take possession of it.

impressed

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it

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From this reading feet, as if to take possession of it.

LAND

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From this reading A FEW DAYS ON LAND

much

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Ned

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From this reading Ned Land tried the soil with his

of

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ON

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From this reading A FEW DAYS ON LAND

possession

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soil

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take

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From this reading feet, as if to take possession of it.

the

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to

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From this reading feet, as if to take possession of it.

touching

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tried

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was

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with

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XX

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From this reading CHAPTER XX

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 XX?

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

According to the text: "CHAPTER XX...", 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 XX
Narrator: flying from branch to branch, only needing a careful education to speak