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The Price She Paid
The Price She Paid

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.
She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.
It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.
He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.
You'll be under constant observation.
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The Price She Paid

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.
Line 2
She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.
Line 3
It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.
Line 4
He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.
Line 5
You'll be under constant observation.

All words in this reading · 79

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a

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

ambushed

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

and

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

any

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

at

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

be

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From this reading He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.

been

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

before

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

behind

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

best

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From this reading He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.

body

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

but

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

careful

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From this reading He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.

cold

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

collapsed

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

conduct

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From this reading He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.

constant

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From this reading You'll be under constant observation.

countenance

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

devil-fish

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

door

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

drawing-room

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

dull

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

dun-colored

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

eyes

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

face

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

felt

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

fled

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

formlessness

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

funny

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

had

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

have

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

hazy

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

he

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

her

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

his

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

how

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From this reading He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.

if

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

imperial

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

in

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

From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

inclination

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

it

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

lay

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

From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

lean

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

like

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

little

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

ludicrously

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

marched

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

mass

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

mustache

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

needle-like

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

not

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

observation

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From this reading You'll be under constant observation.

of

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

personality

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

pompous

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

said

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From this reading He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.

She

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

Slowly

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

smiling

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

strut

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

such

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

tentacles

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

that

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

the

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

there

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

threshold

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

to

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

toupee

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

turned

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

under

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From this reading You'll be under constant observation.

upon

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

was

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

with

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From this reading Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.

would

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From this reading She had not felt like smiling, but if there had been any such inclination it would have fled before the countenance that turned upon her at the threshold.

yellow

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From this reading It was the lean, little face with the funny toupee and needle-like mustache and imperial, but behind it lay a personality like the dull, cold, yellow eyes of the devil-fish ambushed in the hazy mass of dun-colored formlessness of collapsed body and tentacles.

you

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From this reading He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.

You'd

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From this reading He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.

You'll

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From this reading You'll be under constant observation.

yourself

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From this reading He said: "You'd best be careful how you conduct yourself.

Chapter 14 of The Price She Paid by David Graham Phillips holds 216 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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Chapter 14 holds 216 sentences of The Price She Paid, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of The Price She Paid by David Graham Phillips exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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.

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Henry
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Gower
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Sixty-one--the
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Lifelong
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