Chapter 10 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ATHALIA, THE SEWING GIRL. "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall." "The weakest goes to the wall." Walter came down on the train with the Grundys. They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
Chapter 10 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading “They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."”
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “ATHALIA, THE SEWING GIRL.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Walter came down on the train with the Grundys.”
superlative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading “"The weakest goes to the wall."”
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “"It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."”
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.
return home
In this reading “They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Walter came down on the train with the Grundys.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
forsake, leave behind
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATHALIA, THE SEWING GIRL.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Walter came down on the train with the Grundys.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Walter came down on the train with the Grundys.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
a young female
From this reading ATHALIA, THE SEWING GIRL.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "The weakest goes to the wall."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walter came down on the train with the Grundys.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Walter came down on the train with the Grundys.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading ATHALIA, THE SEWING GIRL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATHALIA, THE SEWING GIRL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The weakest goes to the wall."
create by training and teaching
From this reading Walter came down on the train with the Grundys.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading They urged him to "abandon his folly, and go home with them."
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "The weakest goes to the wall."
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walter came down on the train with the Grundys.
superlative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading "The weakest goes to the wall."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Walter came down on the train with the Grundys.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "It is their husbands' fault, if wives do fall."
Chapter 10 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated by Solon Robinson holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 10 holds 293 sentences of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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