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The Financier: A Novel

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of The Financier: A Novel is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Dreiser • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Meanwhile, in the Butler home the family was assembling for dinner.

Mrs. Butler was sitting in rotund complacency at the foot of the table, her gray hair combed straight back from her round, shiny forehead.

She had on a dark-gray silk dress, trimmed with gray-and-white striped ribbon.

It suited her florid temperament admirably.

Aileen had dictated her mother’s choice, and had seen that it had been properly made.

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Chapter XXXII Reading 1/91

The Financier: A Novel

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of The Financier: A Novel is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Meanwhile, in the Butler home the family was assembling for dinner.

Line 2

Mrs. Butler was sitting in rotund complacency at the foot of the table, her gray hair combed straight back from her round, shiny forehead.

Line 3

She had on a dark-gray silk dress, trimmed with gray-and-white striped ribbon.

Line 4

It suited her florid temperament admirably.

Line 5

Aileen had dictated her mother’s choice, and had seen that it had been properly made.

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a

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admirably

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Aileen

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and

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assembling

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at

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back

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been

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Butler

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choice

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combed

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complacency

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dark-gray

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dictated

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dinner

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dress

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family

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florid

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foot

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for

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forehead

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from

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gray

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gray-and-white

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had

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hair

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her

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home

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in

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It

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made

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Meanwhile

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mother's

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Mrs

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of

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on

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properly

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ribbon

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rotund

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round

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seen

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She

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shiny

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silk

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sitting

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straight

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striped

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suited

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table

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temperament

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that

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the

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trimmed

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was

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with

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Chapter 32 of The Financier: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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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