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Baron Trigault's Vengeance
Baron Trigault's Vengeance

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”
And what was my father’s name?”
Arthur Gordon--he is an American.”
Then my name is Wilkie Gordon?”
Yes.”
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Baron Trigault's Vengeance

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”
Line 2
And what was my father’s name?”
Line 3
Arthur Gordon--he is an American.”
Line 4
Then my name is Wilkie Gordon?”
Line 5
Yes.”
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All words in this reading · 27

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a

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

American

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From this reading “Arthur Gordon--he is an American.”

an

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From this reading “Arthur Gordon--he is an American.”

And

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From this reading “And what was my father’s name?”

Arthur

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From this reading “Arthur Gordon--he is an American.”

Because

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

father's

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From this reading “And what was my father’s name?”

full

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

Gordon

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From this reading “Arthur Gordon--he is an American.”

he

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From this reading “Arthur Gordon--he is an American.”

in

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

is

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

it

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

locked

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

my

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name

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now

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

of

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

people

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

room

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

Then

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From this reading “Then my name is Wilkie Gordon?”

up

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

was

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From this reading “And what was my father’s name?”

what

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which

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From this reading “Because it is locked up in a room which is now full of people.”

Wilkie

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From this reading “Then my name is Wilkie Gordon?”

Yes

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From this reading “Yes.”

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Chapter 14 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Emile Gaboriau holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 14 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance contain?

Chapter 14 holds 168 sentences of Baron Trigault's Vengeance, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Emile Gaboriau exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 168 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 14 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance?

Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 34 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 14 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Baron Trigault's Vengeance

Common questions about reading Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Emile Gaboriau on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Baron Trigault's Vengeance?

Yes. All 7102 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #547 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Baron Trigault's Vengeance is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #547, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Baron Trigault's Vengeance take to read?

About 591 minutes of reading across 1421 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Baron Trigault's Vengeance section by section

How to work through Baron Trigault's Vengeance section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Baron Trigault's Vengeance

Words and structures a reader meets early in Baron Trigault's Vengeance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Sequel
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Count
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Millions
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Baron Trigault's Vengeance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Vengeance
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Baron Trigault's Vengeance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.