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The Cost

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Cost is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.
"Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.
He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"
He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.
"But to get down to business," he went on.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Cost

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Cost is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.
Line 2
"Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.
Line 3
He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"
Line 4
He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.
Line 5
"But to get down to business," he went on.

All words in this reading · 58

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a

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about

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

against

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

ain't

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

aloud

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

are

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at

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

back

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

beast

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From this reading "Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.

been

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

blazing

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From this reading He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.

business

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From this reading "But to get down to business," he went on.

But

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From this reading "But to get down to business," he went on.

caution

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

creature

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

cynical

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

does

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From this reading "Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.

down

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From this reading "But to get down to business," he went on.

Dumont

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exciting

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eyes

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From this reading He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.

face

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From this reading He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.

fangs

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

flushed

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From this reading He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.

for

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

Gad

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From this reading "Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.

get

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From this reading "But to get down to business," he went on.

glad

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

had

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

have

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He

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From this reading He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.

him

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

himself

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From this reading "Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.

his

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From this reading He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.

I

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

I'm

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

Langdon

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From this reading "Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.

look

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on

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From this reading "But to get down to business," he went on.

outburst

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own

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precious

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

reaching

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

said

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From this reading "Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.

sank

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

sitting

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From this reading He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.

smile

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

the

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

those

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

to

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From this reading "Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.

up

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From this reading He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.

was

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From this reading He was sitting up, his face flushed, his eyes blazing.

well

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

went

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From this reading "But to get down to business," he went on.

when

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

wild

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From this reading "Gad--he does look a wild beast!" said Langdon to himself.

with

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From this reading He was about to caution him against exciting himself when Dumont sank back with a cynical smile at his own outburst.

would

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From this reading He would have said aloud, had Dumont been well: "I'm precious glad I ain't the creature those fangs are reaching for!"

Chapter 25 of The Cost by David Graham Phillips holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 25 of The Cost contain?

Chapter 25 holds 192 sentences of The Cost, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Cost

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

Pauline
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Gardiner
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Joined
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Second
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