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

Chapter XLIV · CHAPTER XVI

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CHAPTER XVI WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.

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CHAPTER XVI
WANT OF AIR
Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall
of ice.
We were prisoners to the iceberg.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XLIV · CHAPTER XVI

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Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CHAPTER XVI
Line 2
WANT OF AIR
Line 3
Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall
Line 4
of ice.
Line 5
We were prisoners to the iceberg.
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above

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AIR

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From this reading WANT OF AIR

an

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and

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around

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From this reading Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall

below

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From this reading Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XVI

ice

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From this reading of ice.

iceberg

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impenetrable

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Nautilus

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OF

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From this reading WANT OF AIR

prisoners

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the

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From this reading Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall

Thus

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to

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wall

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WANT

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From this reading WANT OF AIR

was

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We

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were

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From this reading We were prisoners to the iceberg.

XVI

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From this reading CHAPTER XVI

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 XVI?

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

According to the text: "CHAPTER XVI...", 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 XVI
Narrator: on our own exertions.