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Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Financier: A Novel is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

His lawyer, Harper Steger, looked very shrewd and canny to them.

It was very cold, and both men wore long, dark, bluish-gray overcoats, cut in the latest mode.

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Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Financier: A Novel is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared. It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted. He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law. His lawyer, Harper Steger, looked very shrewd and canny to them. It was very cold, and both men wore long, dark, bluish-gray overcoats, cut in the latest mode.

The Financier: A Novel

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Financier: A Novel is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

Line 2

It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

Line 3

He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

Line 4

His lawyer, Harper Steger, looked very shrewd and canny to them.

Line 5

It was very cold, and both men wore long, dark, bluish-gray overcoats, cut in the latest mode.

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a

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affairs

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

also

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

and

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be

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bluish-gray

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both

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but

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

came

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

canny

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From this reading His lawyer, Harper Steger, looked very shrewd and canny to them.

cold

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From this reading It was very cold, and both men wore long, dark, bluish-gray overcoats, cut in the latest mode.

convicted

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courtroom

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Cowperwood

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crowded

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cut

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dark

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doubt

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

evading

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

every

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expect

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

father

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financier

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fresh

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guilty

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

had

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

Harper

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From this reading His lawyer, Harper Steger, looked very shrewd and canny to them.

He

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

his

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

in

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into

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It

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

jaunty

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

latest

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law

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

lawyer

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From this reading His lawyer, Harper Steger, looked very shrewd and canny to them.

like

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

long

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From this reading It was very cold, and both men wore long, dark, bluish-gray overcoats, cut in the latest mode.

looked

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From this reading His lawyer, Harper Steger, looked very shrewd and canny to them.

looking

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

man

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

means

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

men

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From this reading It was very cold, and both men wore long, dark, bluish-gray overcoats, cut in the latest mode.

mode

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From this reading It was very cold, and both men wore long, dark, bluish-gray overcoats, cut in the latest mode.

most

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

much

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

no

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

of

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

one

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

overcoats

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From this reading It was very cold, and both men wore long, dark, bluish-gray overcoats, cut in the latest mode.

part

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

quite

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

really

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

shrewd

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

stared

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

Steger

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

that

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

the

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From this reading When Cowperwood came into the crowded courtroom with his father and Steger, quite fresh and jaunty (looking the part of the shrewd financier, the man of affairs), every one stared.

them

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

this

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

thought

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

to

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

too

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

very

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From this reading His lawyer, Harper Steger, looked very shrewd and canny to them.

was

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

ways

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From this reading He was, no doubt, guilty; but, also, no doubt, he had ways and means of evading the law.

When

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with

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wore

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From this reading It was very cold, and both men wore long, dark, bluish-gray overcoats, cut in the latest mode.

would

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From this reading It was really too much to expect, most of them thought, that a man like this would be convicted.

Chapter 28 of The Financier: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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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