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The Price She Paid
The Price She Paid

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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She was silent.
"I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.
And I can do it easily.
It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.
Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Price She Paid

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She was silent.
Line 2
"I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.
Line 3
And I can do it easily.
Line 4
It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.
Line 5
Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

All words in this reading · 56

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a

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From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

And

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From this reading And I can do it easily.

aren't

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From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

as

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From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

back

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From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

beings

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From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

both

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From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

California

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From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

can

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From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

come

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From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

do

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From this reading And I can do it easily.

easily

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From this reading And I can do it easily.

enough

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

Europe

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

From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

extravagant

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

for

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From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

go

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

From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

hard

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From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

here

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From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

human

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From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

I

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

if

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

in

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

From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

income

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From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

it

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From this reading And I can do it easily.

It's

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From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

Let's

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From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

like

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From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

little

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

From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

live

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

From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

make

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

making

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

From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

marry

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

From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

months

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

From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

much

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

need

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

or

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

please

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

ridiculous

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

From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

several

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From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

She

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From this reading She was silent.

silent

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From this reading She was silent.

small

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

From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

sums

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

From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

that's

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

From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

then

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

From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

this

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

From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

to

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

From this reading Let's marry, go to California or Europe for several months, then come back here and live like human beings."

too

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

us

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

want

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

was

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

From this reading She was silent.

we

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

will

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

world

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

From this reading It's making little sums--a small income--that's hard in this ridiculous world.

you

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

From this reading "I can make enough for us both--as much as we will need or want--as much as you please, if you aren't too extravagant.

Chapter 34 of The Price She Paid by David Graham Phillips holds 229 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.

What does chapter 34 of The Price She Paid contain?

Chapter 34 holds 229 sentences of The Price She Paid, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

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Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1512 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Price She Paid

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Price She Paid, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Henry
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Price She Paid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gower
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Price She Paid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sixty-one--the
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Lifelong
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