Chapter XXXI
IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SIMPLY DOES HIS DUTY Three passengers including Passepartout had disappeared. Had they been killed in the struggle? Were they taken prisoners by the Sioux? It was impossible to tell.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Chapter XXXI
CHAPTER VIII.
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IN
WHICH
PHILEAS
FOGG
SIMPLY
DOES
HIS
DUTY
Three
passengers
including
Passepartout
had
disappeared.
Had
they
been
killed
in
the
struggle?
Were
they
taken
prisoners
by
the
Sioux?
It
was
impossible
to
tell.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
WHICH
PHILEAS
FOGG
SIMPLY
DOES
HIS
DUTY
Line 2
Three
passengers
including
Passepartout
had
disappeared.
Line 3
Had
they
been
killed
in
the
struggle?
Line 4
Were
they
taken
prisoners
by
the
Sioux?
Line 5
It
was
impossible
to
tell.
Learner Dictionary
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simply
adverb
US /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading “IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SIMPLY DOES HIS DUTY”
Collocations
IN WHICHA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
WHICH PHILEASA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had they been killed in the struggle?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Were they taken prisoners by the Sioux?
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three passengers including Passepartout had disappeared.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SIMPLY DOES HIS DUTY
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SIMPLY DOES HIS DUTY
FOGG
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From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SIMPLY DOES HIS DUTY
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three passengers including Passepartout had disappeared.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SIMPLY DOES HIS DUTY
impossible
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From this reading It was impossible to tell.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SIMPLY DOES HIS DUTY
including
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From this reading Three passengers including Passepartout had disappeared.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to tell.
killed
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passengers
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From this reading Three passengers including Passepartout had disappeared.
Passepartout
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From this reading Three passengers including Passepartout had disappeared.
PHILEAS
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prisoners
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From this reading Were they taken prisoners by the Sioux?
SIMPLYadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
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Sioux
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struggle
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taken
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From this reading Were they taken prisoners by the Sioux?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible to tell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had they been killed in the struggle?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had they been killed in the struggle?
Three
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From this reading Three passengers including Passepartout had disappeared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible to tell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible to tell.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were they taken prisoners by the Sioux?
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SIMPLY DOES HIS DUTY
Chapter Quiz
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER VIII.?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER VIII....", what tone does the author establish?
Shadowing Practice
Narrator:
CHAPTER VIII.
Narrator:
Fogg is a character, is he?”