Chapter 7 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAGGIE'S MOTHER. Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill. There is a time to mourn. Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute. At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.
Chapter 7 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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poor enough to need help from others
From this reading “Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.”
feel sadness
From this reading “There is a time to mourn.”
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading “Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.”
40th President of the United States (1911-2004)
From this reading “Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.”
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.
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.”
become used up; be exhausted
In this reading “Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.”
pursue or resume
In this reading “Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a time to mourn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a time to mourn.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAGGIE'S MOTHER.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MAGGIE'S MOTHER.
feel sadness
From this reading There is a time to mourn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
40th President of the United States (1911-2004)
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a time to mourn.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There is a time to mourn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a time to mourn.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Reagan took the pledge, and took up his residence at that house of the destitute.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Let go thy hold--the glass has run out its sands--the wheel goes down hill.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At first, he did not ask to live with his wife.
Chapter 7 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated by Solon Robinson holds 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
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