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The Financier: A Novel

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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The trial moved on.
One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.
Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.
He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.
I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.
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The Financier: A Novel

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Financier: A Novel is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The trial moved on.
Line 2
One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.
Line 3
Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.
Line 4
He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.
Line 5
I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

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a

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From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

after

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From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

all

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From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

allowing

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From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

an

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

and

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From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

announced

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From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

another

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From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

argument

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From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

arose

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From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

arraignment

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From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

at

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From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

began

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From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

better

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From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

built

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From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

but

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From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

case

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From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

Cowperwood's

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From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

dismissal

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From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

distance

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From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

don't

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From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

established

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

evidence

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

followed

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

for

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

go

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

ground

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

guilt

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

had

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

have

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

he

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

him

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

how

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

From this reading He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.

I

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

important

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

From this reading He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.

in

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

From this reading He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.

into

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

it

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

Judge

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

knew

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

From this reading He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.

local

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

From this reading He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.

long

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

matter

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

From this reading He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.

moved

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

From this reading The trial moved on.

Mr

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

no

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

none

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

now

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

of

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

on

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

From this reading The trial moved on.

once

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

One

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

other

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

Payderson

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

political

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

From this reading He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.

proceed

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

prosecution

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

reasonable

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

rested

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

said

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

satisfied

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

Shannon

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

show

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

State

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

Steger

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

that

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

The

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

From this reading The trial moved on.

there

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

think

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

this

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

to

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

trial

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

From this reading The trial moved on.

until

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

up

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

was

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

wearily

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

whereupon

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

witness

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

From this reading One witness for the prosecution after another followed until the State had built up an arraignment that satisfied Shannon that he had established Cowperwood’s guilt, whereupon he announced that he rested.

world

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

From this reading He knew how important the matter was in the local political world.

would

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

From this reading Steger at once arose and began a long argument for the dismissal of the case on the ground that there was no evidence to show this, that and the other, but Judge Payderson would have none of it.

you

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

From this reading “I don’t think you had better go into all that now, Mr. Steger,” he said, wearily, after allowing him to proceed a reasonable distance.

Chapter 29 of The Financier: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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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