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Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XIX

CHAPTER XXXIII.

Chapter 19, section 1: IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage. The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west,
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IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS
The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS
Line 2
The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
Line 3
The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
Line 4
The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
Line 5
A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

each determiner US /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading “IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS”

Collocations
IN WHICHA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
WHICH PHILEASA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 56

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3rd

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

arose

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

bad

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From this reading The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.

became

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

blew

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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

BUSINESS

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days

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From this reading The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.

EACHdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

FIX

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

FOGG

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fury

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

gale

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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

GO

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heavily

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

high

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

impatient

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

knocking

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

latter

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From this reading The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

monstrous

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

north-west

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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

November

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

obstinately

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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

passengers

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

PASSEPARTOUT

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

path

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

PHILEAS

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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

raised

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

Rangoon

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

remaining

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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

retarded

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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

rolled

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

sort

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

squall

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

steamer

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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

tempest

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

vessel

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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

voyage

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From this reading The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.

waves

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From this reading The “Rangoon” rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.

weather

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From this reading The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.

Chapter Quiz

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

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

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

Shadowing Practice

Narrator: CHAPTER XXXIII.
Narrator: IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SHOWS HIMSELF EQUAL TO THE OCCASION