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The Conflict

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Conflict is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Leave everything to me," said Kelly briskly.
"I can put the thing through.
Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.
We don't want no more of this speechifying.
This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."
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The Conflict

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Conflict is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Leave everything to me," said Kelly briskly.
Line 2
"I can put the thing through.
Line 3
Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.
Line 4
We don't want no more of this speechifying.
Line 5
This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

All words in this reading · 48

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a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

afternoon

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From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

agitators

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From this reading This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

an

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From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

and

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From this reading This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

anywhere

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

apply

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

assemble

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

briskly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Leave everything to me," said Kelly briskly.

can

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I can put the thing through.

community

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

county

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We don't want no more of this speechifying.

everything

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Leave everything to me," said Kelly briskly.

for

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

forbidding

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I can put the thing through.

injunction

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

is

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

Judge

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

Just

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

Kelly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Leave everything to me," said Kelly briskly.

Lansing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

late

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

lawyer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

Leave

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Leave everything to me," said Kelly briskly.

me

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From this reading "Leave everything to me," said Kelly briskly.

more

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We don't want no more of this speechifying.

no

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We don't want no more of this speechifying.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We don't want no more of this speechifying.

peaceable

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

put

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From this reading "I can put the thing through.

said

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From this reading "Leave everything to me," said Kelly briskly.

speechifying

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From this reading We don't want no more of this speechifying.

stand

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From this reading This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

strikers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

tell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I can put the thing through.

thing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I can put the thing through.

this

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

through

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I can put the thing through.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Leave everything to me," said Kelly briskly.

want

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We don't want no more of this speechifying.

We

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We don't want no more of this speechifying.

within

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

won't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This is a peaceable community, and it won't stand for no agitators."

your

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just tell your lawyer to apply late this afternoon to Judge Lansing for an injunction forbidding the strikers to assemble anywhere within the county.

Chapter 8 of The Conflict by David Graham Phillips holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 8 of The Conflict contain?

Chapter 8 holds 201 sentences of The Conflict, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of The Conflict by David Graham Phillips exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 8 of The Conflict?

Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 41 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 8 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 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 The Conflict

Common questions about reading The Conflict by David Graham Phillips on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Conflict?

Yes. All 6972 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #433 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Conflict is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #433, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Conflict take to read?

About 581 minutes of reading across 1395 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Conflict section by section

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in The Conflict

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Conflict, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Years
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Conflict; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wellesley
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Conflict; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Equally
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Conflict; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Divided
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Conflict; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.