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

Chapter XLV · CHAPTER XVII

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CHAPTER XVII FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON How I got on to the platform, I have no idea; perhaps the Canadian had carried me there.

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CHAPTER XVII
FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON
How I got on to the platform, I have no idea; perhaps the Canadian had
carried me there.
But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XLV · CHAPTER XVII

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Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER XVII
Line 2
FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON
Line 3
How I got on to the platform, I have no idea; perhaps the Canadian had
Line 4
carried me there.
Line 5
But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.
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AMAZON

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From this reading FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON

breathed

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From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.

But

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From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.

Canadian

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CAPE

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From this reading FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON

carried

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From this reading carried me there.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XVII

FROM

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got

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had

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have

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HORN

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From this reading FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON

How

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I

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idea

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From this reading How I got on to the platform, I have no idea; perhaps the Canadian had

inhaled

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From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.

me

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From this reading carried me there.

no

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on

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perhaps

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platform

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sea-air

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From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.

THE

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From this reading FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON

there

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From this reading carried me there.

TO

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vivifying

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From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.

XVII

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From this reading CHAPTER XVII

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 XVII?

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

According to the text: "CHAPTER XVII...", 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 XVII
Narrator: parallel of the Antilles, and terminates at the north by the enormous