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The Price She Paid

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By David Graham Phillips • Curated US English Learning Edition

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"You and I will get on.

We'll let each other alone.

We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XVI Reading 1/46

The Price She Paid

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

"You and I will get on.

Line 2

We'll let each other alone.

Line 3

We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

Line 4

After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

Line 5

Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “We'll let each other alone.”

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:”

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a

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

accidental

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

After

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading We'll let each other alone.

and

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From this reading "You and I will get on.

anticipate

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From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

be

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

Brindley

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

Brindley's

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

but

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

changed

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

circumstances

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

conversation

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From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

course

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From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

Cyrilla

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

discovered

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

each

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From this reading We'll let each other alone.

enduring

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

familiar

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

first

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

for

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

friendship

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

get

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From this reading "You and I will get on.

have

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

I

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From this reading "You and I will get on.

in

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From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

intimacy

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

intimate

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

into

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

less

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

let

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From this reading We'll let each other alone.

long

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

Mildred

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From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

Miss

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

more

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

Mrs

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

name

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

never

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

Not

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From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

of

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From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

on

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From this reading "You and I will get on.

or

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

other

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From this reading We'll let each other alone.

remained

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

said

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From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

she

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

Stevens

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

that

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

the

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From this reading Not to anticipate, in the course of that same conversation Mildred said:

their

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

they

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

time

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

to

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

until

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

was

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From this reading After a time she discovered that Mrs. Brindley's first name was Cyrilla, but Mrs. Brindley and Miss Stevens they remained to each other for a long time--until circumstances changed their accidental intimacy into enduring friendship.

We

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From this reading We have to be more or less intimate, but we'll never be familiar."

We'll

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From this reading We'll let each other alone.

will

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From this reading "You and I will get on.

You

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From this reading "You and I will get on.

Chapter 16 of The Price She Paid by David Graham Phillips holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 16 holds 230 sentences of The Price She Paid, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

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