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The Dynamiter

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
It is enough,’ he said.
It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
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The Dynamiter

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Dynamiter is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
Line 2
It is enough,’ he said.
Line 3
It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
Line 4
I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
Line 5
He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

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a

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

age

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

and

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

answered

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

at

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

await

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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.

be

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

bear

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

beauty

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

been

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

bridegroom

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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.

broken

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

called

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

carry

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

certain

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

city

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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.

conclusion

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

could

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

dead

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

deficient

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

demand

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

England

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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.

enough

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From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.

fallen

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

fate

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

for

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

friends

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

great

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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.

grossly

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

hands

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

has

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

have

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

he

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From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.

heart

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

hence

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

him

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

I

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

in

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

influence

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

interest

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

into

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

is

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From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.

It

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From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.

lay

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

London

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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.

man

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

mine

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

must

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

my

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

none

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

not

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

now

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

of

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

often

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

on

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

own

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

parents

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

partly

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

quality

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

right

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

said

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From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.

sake

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

selected

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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.

send

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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.

service

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

services

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

shall

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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.

share

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

so

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

son

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

spoke

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

suitable

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

that

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

the

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

them

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

there

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

think

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

those

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

to

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

to-night

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

told

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

too

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

Utah

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

we

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

well

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

which

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

with

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

words

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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.

years

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

you

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

young

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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.

your

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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.

Chapter 5 of The Dynamiter by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 5 of The Dynamiter contain?

Chapter 5 holds 154 sentences of The Dynamiter, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The Dynamiter by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 5 of The Dynamiter?

Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 31 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 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 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 Dynamiter

Common questions about reading The Dynamiter by Robert Louis Stevenson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Dynamiter?

Yes. All 3426 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #647 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Dynamiter is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #647, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Dynamiter take to read?

About 285 minutes of reading across 686 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Dynamiter section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 22 chapters of The Dynamiter 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 Dynamiter

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

Silver
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dynamiter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Library
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dynamiter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Edition
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dynamiter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
January
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dynamiter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.