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The Price She Paid

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By David Graham Phillips • Curated US English Learning Edition

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"No," Mildred said it hesitatingly.

"Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

Jennings did not pursue the subject, but abruptly began the lesson.

That day and several days thereafter he put her to tests he had never used before.

She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

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Chapter XXIII Reading 1/42

The Price She Paid

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"No," Mildred said it hesitatingly.

Line 2

"Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

Line 3

Jennings did not pursue the subject, but abruptly began the lesson.

Line 4

That day and several days thereafter he put her to tests he had never used before.

Line 5

She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

All words in this reading · 58

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abruptly

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From this reading Jennings did not pursue the subject, but abruptly began the lesson.

adverse

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From this reading She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

and

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

been

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

before

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From this reading That day and several days thereafter he put her to tests he had never used before.

began

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From this reading Jennings did not pursue the subject, but abruptly began the lesson.

but

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From this reading Jennings did not pursue the subject, but abruptly began the lesson.

confess

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

day

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days

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did

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From this reading Jennings did not pursue the subject, but abruptly began the lesson.

disturbed

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

expression

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

flaw

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From this reading She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

for

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had

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

he

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From this reading That day and several days thereafter he put her to tests he had never used before.

her

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hesitatingly

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From this reading "No," Mildred said it hesitatingly.

his

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implied

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in

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From this reading She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

interested

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

it

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From this reading "No," Mildred said it hesitatingly.

Jennings

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lesson

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Lucia

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made

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Mildred

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never

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No

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not

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of

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From this reading She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

pursue

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put

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puzzled

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

reluctant

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Rivi

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said

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From this reading "No," Mildred said it hesitatingly.

saw

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searching

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From this reading She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

several

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she

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

so

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

something

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From this reading She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

son

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From this reading She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

subject

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From this reading Jennings did not pursue the subject, but abruptly began the lesson.

tests

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That

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the

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From this reading Jennings did not pursue the subject, but abruptly began the lesson.

thereafter

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to

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

understand

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used

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verdict

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was

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From this reading She saw that he was searching for something--for the flaw implied in the adverse verdict of the son of Lucia Rivi.

why

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From this reading "Oh!" said Jennings, and his expression--interested, disturbed, puzzled--made Mildred understand why she had been so reluctant to confess.

Chapter 23 of The Price She Paid by David Graham Phillips holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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