Chapter 13 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 815 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 815 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE PEDLAR.--MORE OF ATHALIA. "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer. "Let those laugh who win." We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway. How little progress we have made.
Chapter 13 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated is here in full — 815 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “How little progress we have made.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading “"Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “"Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.”
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 “We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE PEDLAR.--MORE OF ATHALIA.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How little progress we have made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How little progress we have made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let those laugh who win."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE PEDLAR.--MORE OF ATHALIA.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading How little progress we have made.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE LITTLE PEDLAR.--MORE OF ATHALIA.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE PEDLAR.--MORE OF ATHALIA.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading THE LITTLE PEDLAR.--MORE OF ATHALIA.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading How little progress we have made.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
carry out
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE PEDLAR.--MORE OF ATHALIA.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Let those laugh who win."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
morally reprehensible
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We started in the first chapter of our volume of "Life Scenes," to take an evening-walk up Broadway.
which person or people
From this reading "Let those laugh who win."
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading "Let those laugh who win."
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading "Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile," And thus at this may laugh the scoffer.
Chapter 13 of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated by Solon Robinson holds 815 sentences, grouped into 163 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 13 holds 815 sentences of Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated, unabridged, divided into 163 reading sections.
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