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

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.
If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.
Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.
"What deh hell?"
He felt a trifle entangled.
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.
Line 2
If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.
Line 3
Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.
Line 4
"What deh hell?"
Line 5
He felt a trifle entangled.

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a

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From this reading He felt a trifle entangled.

able

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From this reading Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.

affair

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

again

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

and

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

be

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

being

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From this reading Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.

believed

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

Besides

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From this reading Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.

brother

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

consider

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From this reading Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.

could

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

deh

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From this reading "What deh hell?"

did

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From this reading Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.

entangled

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From this reading He felt a trifle entangled.

felt

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From this reading He felt a trifle entangled.

for

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

had

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From this reading Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.

have

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

he

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From this reading Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.

hell

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From this reading "What deh hell?"

her

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

his

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From this reading Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.

If

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

in

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From this reading Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.

insist

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From this reading Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.

it

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

Maggie

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From this reading Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.

mother

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

never

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

not

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From this reading Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.

over

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

Pete

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From this reading Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.

pyrotechnic

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

responsible

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

ruined

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From this reading Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.

smile

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

soul

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

souls

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From this reading Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.

that

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From this reading Pete did not consider that he had ruined Maggie.

the

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

thought

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

to

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

From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

trifle

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From this reading He felt a trifle entangled.

upon

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From this reading Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.

were

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

What

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From this reading "What deh hell?"

who

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From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

world

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

From this reading Besides, in his world, souls did not insist upon being able to smile.

would

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

From this reading If he had thought that her soul could never smile again, he would have believed the mother and brother, who were pyrotechnic over the affair, to be responsible for it.

Chapter 16 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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.

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