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Wild Justice

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Wild Justice is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"
Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.
Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.
Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.
She attested to the overall integrity of Trenchant.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Wild Justice

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Wild Justice is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"
Line 2
Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.
Line 3
Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.
Line 4
Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.
Line 5
She attested to the overall integrity of Trenchant.

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a

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

and

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

Andrea

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

apologized

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

are

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

asked

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

attested

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From this reading She attested to the overall integrity of Trenchant.

barely

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

demanded

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

Diana

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

Diana's

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

Esther

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

first

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

for

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

further

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

give

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

had

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

her

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

house

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

immediately

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

in

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

integrity

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From this reading She attested to the overall integrity of Trenchant.

it

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

known

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

many

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

medical

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

name

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

occupation

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

of

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

out

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

overall

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From this reading She attested to the overall integrity of Trenchant.

prerogative

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

question

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

questions

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

realizing

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

record

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

rented

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

Replying

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

room

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

she

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

since

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

six

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

spoken

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

Stern

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

student

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

suddenly

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

sworn

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

testified

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

that

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

the

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

them

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

Then

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

to

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

Trenchant

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From this reading Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and occupation for the record.

turn

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

was

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

when

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

witnesses

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From this reading Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first, she apologized.

years

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From this reading Replying to further questions, Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years and had rented a room in her house for six of them.

you

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From this reading Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded, "are you a medical student?"

Chapter 17 of Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague holds 50 sentences, grouped into 10 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 17 holds 50 sentences of Wild Justice, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.

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