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Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By David Graham Phillips • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 7 of Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips holds 517 sentences, grouped into 104 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.

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Chapter 7 holds 517 sentences of Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 517 sentences, grouped into 104 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.

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Child's
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SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.
She gazed round, astonished that it was not her own room.
Then she remembered.
But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.
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Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/104 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
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It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.
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She gazed round, astonished that it was not her own room.
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Then she remembered.
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But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.
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as

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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astonished

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bed

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between

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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birds

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From this reading It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.

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broad

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From this reading It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.

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But

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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cannot

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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child

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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child's

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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childhood

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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clamor

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From this reading It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.

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day

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From this reading It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.

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eyes

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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for

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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from

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gazed

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had

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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have

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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health

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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her

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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in

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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It

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From this reading It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.

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making

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From this reading It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.

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mighty

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From this reading It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.

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misfortunes

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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not

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From this reading She gazed round, astonished that it was not her own room.

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of

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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only

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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our

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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own

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From this reading She gazed round, astonished that it was not her own room.

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perfect

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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period

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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physical

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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remembered

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From this reading Then she remembered.

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remembers

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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room

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From this reading She gazed round, astonished that it was not her own room.

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round

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From this reading She gazed round, astonished that it was not her own room.

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rubbing

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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sat

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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see

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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sense

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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She

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From this reading She gazed round, astonished that it was not her own room.

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sleep

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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stage

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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still

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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suddenly

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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SUSAN

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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that

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the

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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Then

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From this reading Then she remembered.

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unreality

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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up

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From this reading SUSAN sat up in bed suddenly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

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was

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From this reading It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.

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we

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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well-being

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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were

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From this reading It was broad day, and the birds were making a mighty clamor.

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when

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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with

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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womanhood

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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youth

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From this reading But it was as a child remembers; for when we have the sense of perfect physical well-being we cannot but see our misfortunes with the child's sense of unreality--and Susan had not only health but youth, was still in the child stage of the period between childhood and womanhood.

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