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NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION. BY GEORGE LIPPARD. AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC. ETC. ETC.
Chapter 1 of New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.”
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.”
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.”
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.”
the topmost one of two
From this reading “NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.”
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY GEORGE LIPPARD.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading BY GEORGE LIPPARD.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
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From this reading BY GEORGE LIPPARD.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.
a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
the topmost one of two
From this reading NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADONAI," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," "THE QUAKER CITY," "PAUL ARDENHEIM," "BLANCHE OF BRANDYWINE," "LEGENDS OF MEXICO," "THE NAZARENE," ETC.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: ITS UPPER TEN AND LOWER MILLION.
Chapter 1 of New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million by George Lippard holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
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