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

Chapter XXXIX · CHAPTER XI

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CHAPTER XI THE SARGASSO SEA That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

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CHAPTER XI
THE SARGASSO SEA
That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.
No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water
known by the name of the Gulf Stream.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XXXIX · CHAPTER XI

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CHAPTER XI
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THE SARGASSO SEA
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That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.
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No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water
Line 5
known by the name of the Gulf Stream.
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a

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From this reading That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic

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From this reading That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

be

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From this reading No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water

by

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From this reading known by the name of the Gulf Stream.

can

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From this reading No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XI

crossed

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From this reading That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

current

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From this reading No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water

day

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From this reading That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

existence

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From this reading No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water

Gulf

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From this reading known by the name of the Gulf Stream.

ignorant

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From this reading No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water

known

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From this reading known by the name of the Gulf Stream.

name

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From this reading known by the name of the Gulf Stream.

Nautilus

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From this reading That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

No

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From this reading No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water

Ocean

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of

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From this reading That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

one

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From this reading No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water

part

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From this reading That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

SARGASSO

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From this reading THE SARGASSO SEA

SEA

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From this reading THE SARGASSO SEA

singular

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From this reading That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

Stream

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From this reading known by the name of the Gulf Stream.

That

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From this reading That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.

THE

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From this reading THE SARGASSO SEA

warm

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From this reading No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water

water

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From this reading No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm water

XI

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From this reading CHAPTER XI

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 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: those on natural history.