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

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Jimmie had an idea it wasn't common courtesy for a friend to come to one's home and ruin one's sister.
But he was not sure how much Pete knew about the rules of politeness.
The following night he returned home from work at rather a late hour in the evening.
In passing through the halls he came upon the gnarled and leathery old woman who possessed the music box.
She was grinning in the dim light that drifted through dust-stained panes.
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
Jimmie had an idea it wasn't common courtesy for a friend to come to one's home and ruin one's sister.
Line 2
But he was not sure how much Pete knew about the rules of politeness.
Line 3
The following night he returned home from work at rather a late hour in the evening.
Line 4
In passing through the halls he came upon the gnarled and leathery old woman who possessed the music box.
Line 5
She was grinning in the dim light that drifted through dust-stained panes.

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a

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about

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an

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and

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at

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box

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But

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came

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come

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common

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courtesy

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dim

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drifted

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dust-stained

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evening

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following

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for

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friend

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from

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gnarled

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grinning

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had

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halls

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he

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home

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hour

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how

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idea

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in

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it

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Jimmie

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knew

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late

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leathery

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light

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From this reading She was grinning in the dim light that drifted through dust-stained panes.

much

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music

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night

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not

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of

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old

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one's

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panes

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From this reading She was grinning in the dim light that drifted through dust-stained panes.

passing

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Pete

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politeness

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possessed

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rather

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From this reading The following night he returned home from work at rather a late hour in the evening.

returned

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From this reading The following night he returned home from work at rather a late hour in the evening.

ruin

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From this reading Jimmie had an idea it wasn't common courtesy for a friend to come to one's home and ruin one's sister.

rules

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From this reading But he was not sure how much Pete knew about the rules of politeness.

She

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From this reading She was grinning in the dim light that drifted through dust-stained panes.

sister

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From this reading Jimmie had an idea it wasn't common courtesy for a friend to come to one's home and ruin one's sister.

sure

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From this reading But he was not sure how much Pete knew about the rules of politeness.

that

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From this reading She was grinning in the dim light that drifted through dust-stained panes.

the

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through

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to

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From this reading Jimmie had an idea it wasn't common courtesy for a friend to come to one's home and ruin one's sister.

upon

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From this reading In passing through the halls he came upon the gnarled and leathery old woman who possessed the music box.

was

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From this reading But he was not sure how much Pete knew about the rules of politeness.

wasn't

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From this reading Jimmie had an idea it wasn't common courtesy for a friend to come to one's home and ruin one's sister.

who

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From this reading In passing through the halls he came upon the gnarled and leathery old woman who possessed the music box.

woman

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work

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From this reading The following night he returned home from work at rather a late hour in the evening.

Chapter 10 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 10 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets contain?

Chapter 10 holds 100 sentences of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

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Little
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Stood
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Gravel
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Honor
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