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

Chapter XXXII · CHAPTER IV

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CHAPTER IV THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which

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CHAPTER IV
THE RED SEA
In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon
disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty
miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XXXII · CHAPTER IV

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CHAPTER IV
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THE RED SEA
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In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon
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disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty
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miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the
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29th

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From this reading In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon

a

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From this reading disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty

an

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and

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From this reading disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty

at

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From this reading disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty

canals

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Ceylon

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CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER IV

course

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day

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disappeared

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From this reading disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty

horizon

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From this reading disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty

hour

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In

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into

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island

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IV

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January

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labyrinth

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miles

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Nautilus

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From this reading disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty

of

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RED

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SEA

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separate

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slid

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speed

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THE

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twenty

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under

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which

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Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: CHAPTER IV
Narrator: dangerous navigation of the Red Sea.”