Chapter 1 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIFE SCENES IN NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED. WILD MAGGIE, &c. WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR. BY SOLON ROBINSON. "Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."
Chapter 1 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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propose a payment
From this reading “"Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."”
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.”
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading “WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “LIFE SCENES IN NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED.”
Canadian hockey player (born 1948)
From this reading “WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.”
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “"Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “BY SOLON ROBINSON.”
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading “BY SOLON ROBINSON.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.”
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propose a payment
From this reading "Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading WILD MAGGIE, &c.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading LIFE SCENES IN NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIFE SCENES IN NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LIFE SCENES IN NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILD MAGGIE, &c.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LIFE SCENES IN NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.
Canadian hockey player (born 1948)
From this reading WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading "Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading BY SOLON ROBINSON.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading LIFE SCENES IN NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED.
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading BY SOLON ROBINSON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."
accept gladly
From this reading "Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us."
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading WILD MAGGIE, &c.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNS, ENGRAVED BY N. ORR.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LIFE SCENES IN NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED.
Chapter 1 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated by Solon Robinson holds 498 sentences, grouped into 100 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 1 holds 498 sentences of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated by Solon Robinson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 498 sentences, grouped into 100 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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