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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
QUESTION
DISCUSS THE ARTICLE Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
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Answer
Using Context Clues with Literature
Name:
Jules Verne published “Around the World in Eighty Days” in 1873. It’s the story of English gentleman
Phineas Fogg who takes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. This was almost impossible in those days with limited railroads and no air travel at all. The passage below is when Fogg tells his servant Passepartout to prepare for the trip. Read the passage and pay special attention to the underlined words.
Complete the grid at the bottom of the page.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
“...We start for Dover and Calais in ten minutes.”
A puzzled grin overspread Passepartout’s round face; clearly he had not comprehended his master.
“Monsieur is going to leave home?”
“Yes,” returned Phileas Fogg. “We are going round the world.”
Passepartout opened wide his eyes, raised his eyebrows, held up his hands, and seemed about to collapse, so overcome was he with stupefied astonishment.
“Round the world!” he murmured.
“In eighty days,” responded Mr. Fogg. “So we haven’t a moment to lose.”
“But the trunks?” gasped Passepartout, unconsciously swaying his head from right to left.
“We’ll have no trunks; only a carpet-bag, with two shirts and three pairs of stockings for me, and the same for you. We’ll buy our clothes on the way. Bring down my mackintosh and traveling-cloak,
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Word |
part of speech |
What do you think it means? |
What were your clues? |
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1. overspread |
Verb |
Was all over |
Used before and after a noun. |
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2. returned |
Verb |
Answered |
Used in a conversation. |
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3. stupefied |
Adjective |
Shocked |
Used before a noun (astonishment to describe it). |
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4. carpet-bag |
Noun |
Travelling bag made of carpet |
Used in reference to items to be carried during the journey. |
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5. mackintosh |
Noun |
A raincoat |
Used in reference to items to be carried during the journey |
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6. stout |
Adjective |
Flat |
Used before a noun (shoes) to describe it. |
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7. native |
Adverb |
Home |
Used before a noun (soil) to describe it. |
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8. chary |
Pronoun |
Cautious |
Used to describe the steps. |
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9. hitherto |
Conjunction |
Until now |
Used at the end as an exception. |
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10. wardrobes |
Noun |
Clothes |
Used in reference to items to be carried for the journey. |
and some stout shoes, though we shall do little walking. Make haste!”
Passepartout mechanically set about
making the preparations for departure. Around the world in eighty days! Was his master a fool? No.
Was this a joke, then? They were going to Dover; good! To Calais; good again! After all, Passepartout, who had been away from France five years, would not be sorry to set foot on his native soil again.
Perhaps they would go as far as Paris, and it would do his eyes good to see Paris once more. But surely a gentleman so chary of his steps would stop there; no doubt—but, then, it was none the less true that he was going away, this so domestic person hitherto!
By eight o’clock Passepartout had packed the modest carpet-bag, containing the wardrobes of his master and himself; then, still troubled in mind, he carefully shut the door of his room, and descended to Mr. Fogg.
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