Question

jules verne published around the world in eighty days in 1873. its the story of english gentleman phileas fogg, who believes he can travel around the world in eighty days, which 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, and some stout shoes. 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.

grid with columns (handwritten: \part of speech\, \meaning?\, \clues?\) and rows:

1. overspread
2. returned
3. stupefied
4. carpet-bag
5. mackintosh
6. stout
7. native
8. chary
9. hitherto
10. wardrobes

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Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each word:

1. overspread

• Part of Speech (PoS): Verb (past tense, as it describes an action done: "A puzzled grin overspread...").
• Meaning: To spread over or across; cover.
• Clues: The context ("grin overspread Passepartout’s round face") shows it’s an action of the grin covering his face.

2. returned

• PoS: Verb (past tense, indicating a response: "‘Yes,’ returned Phileas Fogg").
• Meaning: Answered or replied (in this context, as a response to a question).
• Clues: Follows a question from Passepartout ("Monsieur is going to leave home?"), so it’s a reply.

3. stupefied

• PoS: Adjective (describes Passepartout’s state: "he was he with stupefied astonishment").
• Meaning: Shocked, dazed, or overwhelmed with surprise/confusion.
• Clues: The context of the trip around the world in 80 days causes his astonishment, so he is stunned.

4. carpet - bag

• PoS: Noun (a type of bag: "only a carpet - bag, with two shirts...").
• Meaning: A bag (often made of carpet - like material) used for traveling, typically smaller than a trunk.
• Clues: It’s an object used for packing clothes ("containing the wardrobes of his master and himself").

5. mackintosh

• PoS: Noun (a type of clothing: "Bring down my mackintosh and traveling - cloak").
• Meaning: A waterproof raincoat (or similar outerwear).
• Clues: Listed with "traveling - cloak" as an item to bring for travel, so it’s a garment.

6. stout

• PoS: Adjective (describes shoes: "some stout shoes").
• Meaning: Strong, durable, or thick (here, referring to shoes suitable for walking).
• Clues: The context of travel ("do little walking") implies shoes that are sturdy.

7. native

• PoS: Adjective (describes "soil": "his native soil").
• Meaning: Belonging to one’s place of origin (here, France, as Passepartout had been away for five years).
• Clues: "native soil" refers to the land of one’s birth, so "native" means originating from.

8. chary

• PoS: Adjective (describes the gentleman: "a gentleman so chary of his steps").
• Meaning: Cautious, careful, or reluctant (here, about taking steps/traveling).
• Clues: "chary of his steps" suggests he is careful about where he goes.

9. hitherto

• PoS: Adverb (describes Passepartout’s state: "this so domestic person hitherto").
• Meaning: Until now; up to this point.
• Clues: "hitherto" modifies "so domestic person", meaning he had been domestic (home - focused) until this trip.

10. wardrobes

• PoS: Noun (plural, referring to clothes: "containing the wardrobes of his master and himself").
• Meaning: A collection of clothes (here, the clothes packed in the carpet - bag).
• Clues: The carpet - bag contains "wardrobes", so it’s the clothing of Fogg and Passepartout.

Final Table (Filled)

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Clues (from the passage)
2. returned	Verb (past)	Answered/replied (in response to a question)	Follows Passepartout’s question: "Monsieur is going to leave home?"
3. stupefied	Adjective	Shocked, dazed, overwhelmed with surprise	"he was he with stupefied astonishment" (reaction to the 80 - day trip plan)
4. carpet - bag	Noun	A small traveling bag (for clothes)	"only a carpet - bag, with two shirts... containing the wardrobes..." (packing clothes)
5. mackintosh	Noun	Waterproof raincoat/outerwear (for travel)	"Bring down my mackintosh and traveling - cloak" (travel - related garment)
6. stout	Adjective	Strong, durable (describing shoes for travel)	"some stout shoes" (shoes for walking, need to be sturdy)
7. native	Adjective	Belonging to one’s place of origin (France, for Passepartout)	"his native soil" (land of birth/long - term home)
8. chary	Adjective	Cautious, careful (about taking steps/traveling)	"a gentleman so chary of his steps" (reluctant to travel far)
9. hitherto	Adverb	Until now; up to this point	"this so domestic person hitherto" (he had been domestic until the trip)
10. wardrobes	Noun (plural)	Collection of clothes (of Fogg and Passepartout)	"containing the wardrobes of his master and himself" (clothes packed in the bag)

This table organizes the part of speech, meaning, and context clues for each underlined word from the passage.