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Wild Justice

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.
The dean was a swarthy complected, strongly built individual.
At 52, his reputation as a ruthless administrator was well known.
Just as well known was his reputation for fairness.
Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.
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Wild Justice

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Wild Justice is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.
Line 2
The dean was a swarthy complected, strongly built individual.
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At 52, his reputation as a ruthless administrator was well known.
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Just as well known was his reputation for fairness.
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Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

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52

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From this reading At 52, his reputation as a ruthless administrator was well known.

a

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From this reading The dean was a swarthy complected, strongly built individual.

administrator

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From this reading At 52, his reputation as a ruthless administrator was well known.

along

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

and

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

as

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

asked

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

at

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

backed

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

before

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

Belmont

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

Boy's

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

Broadhurst

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

built

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From this reading The dean was a swarthy complected, strongly built individual.

by

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

called

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

chairmen

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

Club

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

complected

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From this reading The dean was a swarthy complected, strongly built individual.

dean

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

done

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

faculty

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

fairness

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From this reading Just as well known was his reputation for fairness.

faulted

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

for

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

had

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

he

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

Henry

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

him

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

himself

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

his

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

identify

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

individual

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From this reading The dean was a swarthy complected, strongly built individual.

Just

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From this reading Just as well known was his reputation for fairness.

known

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From this reading At 52, his reputation as a ruthless administrator was well known.

matter

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

MD

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

medical

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

no

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

of

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

position

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

record

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

reputation

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From this reading At 52, his reputation as a ruthless administrator was well known.

rest

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

ruthless

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From this reading At 52, his reputation as a ruthless administrator was well known.

Sam

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

school

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

strongly

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From this reading The dean was a swarthy complected, strongly built individual.

swarthy

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From this reading The dean was a swarthy complected, strongly built individual.

the

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

there

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

to

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

up

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

was

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

From this reading The dean was a swarthy complected, strongly built individual.

way

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

well

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From this reading At 52, his reputation as a ruthless administrator was well known.

were

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

what

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

Where

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

who

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

with

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

witness

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From this reading Henry called the dean of the medical school, Sam Broadhurst, MD, and asked him to identify himself and his position at Belmont for the record, as the witness before him had done.

women

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From this reading Where he was faulted was the way he backed up, no matter what, the medical school chairmen (there were no women) who along with him were called `The Boy's Club' by the rest of the medical school faculty.

Chapter 12 of Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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 12 of Wild Justice contain?

Chapter 12 holds 83 sentences of Wild Justice, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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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