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The Conflict

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Conflict is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.
Telephone your sister to be within easy call.
But don't let her come here.
She's not fit to be about an ill person.
The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Conflict

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Conflict is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.
Line 2
Telephone your sister to be within easy call.
Line 3
But don't let her come here.
Line 4
She's not fit to be about an ill person.
Line 5
The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

All words in this reading · 47

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

about

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

From this reading She's not fit to be about an ill person.

an

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

From this reading She's not fit to be about an ill person.

at

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

be

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

From this reading Telephone your sister to be within easy call.

But

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

From this reading But don't let her come here.

call

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

From this reading Telephone your sister to be within easy call.

carry

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

come

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

From this reading But don't let her come here.

don't

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

From this reading But don't let her come here.

easy

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

From this reading Telephone your sister to be within easy call.

face

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

fit

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

From this reading She's not fit to be about an ill person.

going

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

her

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

From this reading But don't let her come here.

here

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

From this reading But don't let her come here.

him

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

home

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

how

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

I

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

ill

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

From this reading She's not fit to be about an ill person.

in

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

is

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

let

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

From this reading But don't let her come here.

long

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

might

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

not

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

From this reading She's not fit to be about an ill person.

of

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

off

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

out

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

person

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

From this reading She's not fit to be about an ill person.

pulling

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

rage

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

sad

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

see

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

She's

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

From this reading She's not fit to be about an ill person.

sight

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

sister

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

From this reading Telephone your sister to be within easy call.

Stay

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

Telephone

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

From this reading Telephone your sister to be within easy call.

The

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

From this reading The sight of her pulling a long, sad face might carry him off in a fit of rage."

this

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

to

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

turn

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

until

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

From this reading "Stay at home until I see how this is going to turn out.

within

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

From this reading Telephone your sister to be within easy call.

your

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

From this reading Telephone your sister to be within easy call.

Chapter 28 of The Conflict by David Graham Phillips holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 28 of The Conflict contain?

Chapter 28 holds 217 sentences of The Conflict, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 28 of The Conflict by David Graham Phillips exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 28 of The Conflict?

Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 44 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 28 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 28 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

How to work through The Conflict section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 33 chapters of The Conflict to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

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.