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Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated
Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE TWO PENNY MARRIAGE.
"And ye twain shall be one flesh."
"What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."
No, not even rum; yet it often does.
We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?
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Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TWO PENNY MARRIAGE.
/ðə tuː ˈpeni ˈmerɪdʒ/
Line 2
"And ye twain shall be one flesh."
/ənd jiː tweɪn ʃæl biː wʌn fleʃ/
Line 3
"What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."
/wʌt ɡɑːd hæθ dʒɔɪnd təˈɡeðər let noʊ mæn pʊt əˈsʌndər/
Line 4
No, not even rum; yet it often does.
/noʊ nɑːt ˈiːvɪn rʌm jet ɪt ˈɔːfən dʌz/
Line 5
We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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asunder adjective US /əˈsʌndər/

widely separated especially in space

From this reading “"What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."”

drunk adjective US /drʌŋk/

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading “We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?”

instances noun US /ˈɪnstənsəz/

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading “We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?”

ordinance noun US /ˈɔːrdənəns/

an authoritative rule

From this reading “We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?”

penny noun US /ˈpeni/

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading “THE TWO PENNY MARRIAGE.”

rum noun US /rʌm/

liquor distilled from fermented molasses

From this reading “No, not even rum; yet it often does.”

separating verb US /ˈsepəreɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “separate” — act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading “We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?”

twain noun US /tweɪn/

two items of the same kind

From this reading “"And ye twain shall be one flesh."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

put asunder verb + adjective

In this reading “"What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."”

many thousand adjective + noun

In this reading “We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?”

live with verb + particle

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

In this reading “We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "And ye twain shall be one flesh."

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

asunderadjectiveUS /əˈsʌndər/

widely separated especially in space

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "And ye twain shall be one flesh."

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading No, not even rum; yet it often does.

drunkadjectiveUS /drʌŋk/

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading No, not even rum; yet it often does.

fleshnounUS /fleʃ/

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading "And ye twain shall be one flesh."

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

how

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

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

instancesnounUS /ˈɪnstənsəz/

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading No, not even rum; yet it often does.

joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

MARRIAGEnounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading THE TWO PENNY MARRIAGE.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading No, not even rum; yet it often does.

occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading No, not even rum; yet it often does.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "And ye twain shall be one flesh."

ordinancenounUS /ˈɔːrdənəns/

an authoritative rule

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

PENNYnounUS /ˈpeni/

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading THE TWO PENNY MARRIAGE.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

rumnounUS /rʌm/

liquor distilled from fermented molasses

From this reading No, not even rum; yet it often does.

sadadjectiveUS /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

separatingverbUS /ˈsepəreɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “separate” — act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "And ye twain shall be one flesh."

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TWO PENNY MARRIAGE.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

twainnounUS /tweɪn/

two items of the same kind

From this reading "And ye twain shall be one flesh."

TWOnounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE TWO PENNY MARRIAGE.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading We have just read of one of the many thousand sad instances that have occurred in this world, of rum separating those who had taken upon them that holy ordinance which makes them as one flesh, one heart, one mind; and, unless such have one mind both to be drunk together, how can they live with one another?

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "And ye twain shall be one flesh."

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading No, not even rum; yet it often does.

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