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The Grain of Dust: A Novel

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Grain of Dust: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By David Graham Phillips • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Norman said quietly: "Tetlow, I've dropped pretty far.

But not so far that I go to my clients.

The rule of calls is that the man seeking the favor goes to the man who can grant it."

"But it isn't the custom nowadays for a lawyer to deal that way with a man like Galloway."

"And neither is it the custom for anyone to have any self-respect.

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Chapter XXIX Reading 1/43

The Grain of Dust: A Novel

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Grain of Dust: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Norman said quietly: "Tetlow, I've dropped pretty far.

Line 2

But not so far that I go to my clients.

Line 3

The rule of calls is that the man seeking the favor goes to the man who can grant it."

Line 4

"But it isn't the custom nowadays for a lawyer to deal that way with a man like Galloway."

Line 5

"And neither is it the custom for anyone to have any self-respect.

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And

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any

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anyone

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But

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calls

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can

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clients

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custom

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deal

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dropped

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far

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favor

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for

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Galloway

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go

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goes

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grant

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have

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I

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I've

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is

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isn't

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it

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lawyer

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like

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man

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my

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neither

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Norman

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not

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nowadays

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of

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pretty

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quietly

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rule

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said

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seeking

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self-respect

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so

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Tetlow

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that

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The

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to

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way

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who

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with

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Chapter 29 of The Grain of Dust: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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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