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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.
She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.
None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins.
The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.
When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.
Line 2
She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.
Line 3
None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins.
Line 4
The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.
Line 5
When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.”

All words in this reading · 45

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.

a

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

From this reading The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.

Alley

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From this reading None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins.

and

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From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

be

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

From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

blossomed

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

From this reading The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.

child

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

From this reading When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.

dirt

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

From this reading None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins.

disguised

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

From this reading When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.

district

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From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

down-stairs

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

From this reading The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.

fighting

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From this reading When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.

floor

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From this reading The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.

gamins

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From this reading When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.

girl

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From this reading The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.

grew

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

From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

her

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

From this reading None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins.

in

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

From this reading The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.

it

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From this reading The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.

Maggie

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From this reading The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.

most

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From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

mud

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From this reading The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.

None

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

From this reading None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins.

of

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

From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

on

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From this reading The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.

over

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From this reading The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.

philosophers

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From this reading The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.

playing

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From this reading When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.

pretty

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From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

production

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

From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

puddle

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

From this reading The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.

puzzled

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

From this reading The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.

rare

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

From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

Rum

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

From this reading None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.

seemed

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

From this reading None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins.

She

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

From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

street

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

From this reading When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.

tenement

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

From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

The

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

From this reading The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.

to

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

From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

up-stairs

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

From this reading The philosophers up-stairs, down-stairs and on the same floor, puzzled over it.

veins

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

From this reading None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins.

When

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

From this reading When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.

with

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From this reading When a child, playing and fighting with gamins in the street, dirt disguised her.

wonderful

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From this reading She grew to be a most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district, a pretty girl.

Chapter 5 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 5 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets contain?

Chapter 5 holds 102 sentences of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 102 sentences, grouped into 21 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 5 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets?

Work through the 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 21 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Common questions about reading Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets?

Yes. All 1888 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #447 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #447, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Maggie: A Girl of the Streets take to read?

About 157 minutes of reading across 378 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Maggie: A Girl of the Streets section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Words and structures a reader meets early in Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stood
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gravel
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Honor
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.