CHAPTER IX.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
IN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF PHILEAS FOGG Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time. Passepartout, the involuntary cause of this delay, was desperate. He had ruined his master! At this moment the detective approached Mr. Fogg, and, looking him intently in the face, said:
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a police officer who investigates crimes
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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at or toward the back of something
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From this reading Passepartout, the involuntary cause of this delay, was desperate.
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a police officer who investigates crimes
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had ruined his master!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had ruined his master!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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From this reading Passepartout, the involuntary cause of this delay, was desperate.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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From this reading Passepartout, the involuntary cause of this delay, was desperate.
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Passepartout, the involuntary cause of this delay, was desperate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Passepartout, the involuntary cause of this delay, was desperate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER IX.?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER IX....", what tone does the author establish?
