Chapter 11 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 523 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 523 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIFE AT THE FIVE POINTS. MADALINA, THE RAG-PICKER'S DAUGHTER. "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed." Some wounds do never heal. Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
Chapter 11 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 523 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading “"Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."”
being joined in close association
From this reading “Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.”
continuing in time or space without interruption
From this reading “Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.”
heal or recover
From this reading “Some wounds do never heal.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “"Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “Some wounds do never heal.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LIFE AT THE FIVE POINTS.
have
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."
being joined in close association
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
continuing in time or space without interruption
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
a female human offspring
From this reading MADALINA, THE RAG-PICKER'S DAUGHTER.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Some wounds do never heal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading LIFE AT THE FIVE POINTS.
heal or recover
From this reading Some wounds do never heal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LIFE AT THE FIVE POINTS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADALINA, THE RAG-PICKER'S DAUGHTER.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Some wounds do never heal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading LIFE AT THE FIVE POINTS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADALINA, THE RAG-PICKER'S DAUGHTER.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some wounds do never heal.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE AT THE FIVE POINTS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Some wounds do never heal.
but in spite of that
From this reading Although all my scenes are connected, and bear some relation one to the other, yet they are not continuous.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Youth is bought more oft, than begged or borrowed."
Chapter 11 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated by Solon Robinson holds 523 sentences, grouped into 105 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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