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

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.
A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.
"Well," said he, "Mag's dead."
"What?" said the woman, her mouth filled with bread.
"Mag's dead," repeated the man.
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.
Line 2
A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.
Line 3
"Well," said he, "Mag's dead."
Line 4
"What?" said the woman, her mouth filled with bread.
Line 5
"Mag's dead," repeated the man.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.”

All words in this reading · 33

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 In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

and

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

From this reading A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.

at

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

bread

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

From this reading "What?" said the woman, her mouth filled with bread.

dead

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

From this reading "Well," said he, "Mag's dead."

door

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

From this reading A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.

eating

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

entered

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

From this reading A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.

fat

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

filled

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

From this reading "What?" said the woman, her mouth filled with bread.

he

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

From this reading "Well," said he, "Mag's dead."

her

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From this reading "What?" said the woman, her mouth filled with bread.

In

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

like

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

Mag's

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

From this reading "Well," said he, "Mag's dead."

man

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

From this reading A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.

monk

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

mouth

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

From this reading "What?" said the woman, her mouth filled with bread.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.

picture

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

pushed

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

From this reading A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.

repeated

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

From this reading "Mag's dead," repeated the man.

room

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

said

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

From this reading "Well," said he, "Mag's dead."

sat

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

soiled

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

From this reading A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.

table

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

the

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

From this reading A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.

unshaven

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

From this reading A soiled, unshaven man pushed open the door and entered.

Well

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

From this reading "Well," said he, "Mag's dead."

What

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

From this reading "What?" said the woman, her mouth filled with bread.

with

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From this reading "What?" said the woman, her mouth filled with bread.

woman

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

From this reading In a room a woman sat at a table eating like a fat monk in a picture.

Chapter 19 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 19 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets contain?

Chapter 19 holds 61 sentences of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 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 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 19 of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets?

Work through the 13 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 13 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 19 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 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.