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Chapter 10 of The Cost is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By David Graham Phillips • Curated US English Learning Edition

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"Look here, old man.

For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

His bed was against the wall of Scarborough's bedroom--the wall where the alarm clock was.

At four o'clock on his first morning he started from a profound sleep.

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The Cost

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Cost is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

"Look here, old man.

Line 2

For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

Line 3

But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

Line 4

His bed was against the wall of Scarborough's bedroom--the wall where the alarm clock was.

Line 5

At four o'clock on his first morning he started from a profound sleep.

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a

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about

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against

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alarm

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From this reading His bed was against the wall of Scarborough's bedroom--the wall where the alarm clock was.

and

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

at

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

available

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

bed

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From this reading His bed was against the wall of Scarborough's bedroom--the wall where the alarm clock was.

bedroom

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From this reading His bed was against the wall of Scarborough's bedroom--the wall where the alarm clock was.

But

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

clock

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compelled

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

did

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

don't

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

find

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

first

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From this reading At four o'clock on his first morning he started from a profound sleep.

For

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

four

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from

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he

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hear

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heaven's

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

here

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From this reading "Look here, old man.

his

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

in

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

it

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

leave

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

let

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

Look

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From this reading "Look here, old man.

luxury

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

main

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

man

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From this reading "Look here, old man.

morning

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From this reading At four o'clock on his first morning he started from a profound sleep.

o'clock

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of

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

old

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From this reading "Look here, old man.

Olivia

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

on

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From this reading At four o'clock on his first morning he started from a profound sleep.

out

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

Pierson

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

place

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profound

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From this reading At four o'clock on his first morning he started from a profound sleep.

program

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

remaining

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

rooms

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

sake

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

Scarborough's

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

sleep

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From this reading At four o'clock on his first morning he started from a profound sleep.

started

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From this reading At four o'clock on his first morning he started from a profound sleep.

street

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

take

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

the

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

this

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From this reading For heaven's sake, don't let Olivia find out about this program."

to

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

two

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

wall

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From this reading His bed was against the wall of Scarborough's bedroom--the wall where the alarm clock was.

was

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From this reading But Olivia did hear of it, and Pierson was compelled to leave his luxury in the main street and to take the two remaining available rooms at Scarborough's place.

where

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From this reading His bed was against the wall of Scarborough's bedroom--the wall where the alarm clock was.

Chapter 10 of The Cost by David Graham Phillips holds 203 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.

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Chapter 10 holds 203 sentences of The Cost, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

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