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Wild Justice

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of Wild Justice is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ruth M. Sprague • Curated US English Learning Edition

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When the hearing commenced again, the document examiner began his testimony.

"I have examined the documents in question and found that six were written by Diana Trenchant and two probably were."

Allen Avery was a tall, heavy-set man, florid of face and nearly as ugly as Jimbo.

He looked like a twenty-year cop and lowered his monster brows fiercely at Diana whenever he referred to her.

His presentation was not as ornate as that of Alice Stebbins.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XXXI Reading 1/28

Wild Justice

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of Wild Justice is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

When the hearing commenced again, the document examiner began his testimony.

Line 2

"I have examined the documents in question and found that six were written by Diana Trenchant and two probably were."

Line 3

Allen Avery was a tall, heavy-set man, florid of face and nearly as ugly as Jimbo.

Line 4

He looked like a twenty-year cop and lowered his monster brows fiercely at Diana whenever he referred to her.

Line 5

His presentation was not as ornate as that of Alice Stebbins.

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a

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again

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From this reading When the hearing commenced again, the document examiner began his testimony.

Alice

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Allen

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and

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as

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From this reading Allen Avery was a tall, heavy-set man, florid of face and nearly as ugly as Jimbo.

at

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Avery

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began

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brows

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by

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commenced

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cop

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Diana

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document

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documents

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examined

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examiner

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face

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fiercely

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florid

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found

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have

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He

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hearing

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heavy-set

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her

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his

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I

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in

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Jimbo

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like

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looked

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lowered

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man

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monster

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nearly

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not

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of

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ornate

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presentation

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probably

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question

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referred

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six

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Stebbins

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tall

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testimony

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that

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the

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to

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Trenchant

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twenty-year

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two

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ugly

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From this reading Allen Avery was a tall, heavy-set man, florid of face and nearly as ugly as Jimbo.

was

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From this reading Allen Avery was a tall, heavy-set man, florid of face and nearly as ugly as Jimbo.

were

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From this reading "I have examined the documents in question and found that six were written by Diana Trenchant and two probably were."

When

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From this reading When the hearing commenced again, the document examiner began his testimony.

whenever

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written

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Chapter 31 of Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 31 holds 144 sentences of Wild Justice, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

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