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Wild Justice

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Wild Justice is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Something had to be done.
The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?
The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.
"You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"
"That wouldn't help much, she could still sue for plagiarism.
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Wild Justice

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Wild Justice is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Something had to be done.
Line 2
The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?
Line 3
The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.
Line 4
"You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"
Line 5
"That wouldn't help much, she could still sue for plagiarism.

All words in this reading · 69

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

about

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

against

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

agreement

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

all

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

and

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

bad

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

be

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From this reading Something had to be done.

bring

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

but

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

by

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

clause

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

conference

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

contract

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

could

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

department

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

designates

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

do

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

done

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From this reading Something had to be done.

financial

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

fired

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

first

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

for

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

gathered

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

get

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

group

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

had

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From this reading Something had to be done.

has

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

help

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From this reading "That wouldn't help much, she could still sue for plagiarism.

her

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

how

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

Ian

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

if

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

From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

in

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

invoking

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

just

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

much

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From this reading "That wouldn't help much, she could still sue for plagiarism.

of

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

on

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

out

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

plagiarism

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

possibility

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

From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

problem

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

From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

problems

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

From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

Randy

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

realize

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

From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

rid

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

From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

room

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

From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

she

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

From this reading "That wouldn't help much, she could still sue for plagiarism.

she's

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

From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

SmurFFs

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

From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

Something

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

From this reading Something had to be done.

still

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From this reading "That wouldn't help much, she could still sue for plagiarism.

sue

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From this reading "That wouldn't help much, she could still sue for plagiarism.

suit

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

From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

that

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

The

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

to

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From this reading Something had to be done.

Trenchant

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

two-fold

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

was

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

we

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

From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

were

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

what

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From this reading The group gathered in the conference room were all in agreement on that--but what?

wipe

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

would

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

From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

wouldn't

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From this reading "That wouldn't help much, she could still sue for plagiarism.

years

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From this reading The problem was two-fold: what to do about the possibility that Trenchant would bring a plagiarism suit against the department, and how to wipe out years of bad SmurFFs for Ian and Randy.

You

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From this reading "You realize that we could just get rid of her by invoking the clause in her contract that designates she's first in the department fired if the department has financial problems?"

Chapter 11 of Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 11 of Wild Justice contain?

Chapter 11 holds 201 sentences of Wild Justice, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

How do I study chapter 11 of Wild Justice?

Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 41 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 11 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Wild Justice

Common questions about reading Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Wild Justice?

Yes. All 4201 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #152 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Wild Justice is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #152, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Wild Justice take to read?

About 350 minutes of reading across 841 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Wild Justice section by section

How to work through Wild Justice section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of Wild Justice to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Wild Justice

Words and structures a reader meets early in Wild Justice, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Going
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Justice; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Perfect
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Justice; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Already
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Justice; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cloudless
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Justice; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.