Chapter 1 of Out of Mulberry Street is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Out of Mulberry Street is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc. New York The Century Co. THE DE VINNE PRESS. Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements. These stories contain the answer.
Chapter 1 of Out of Mulberry Street is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 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 “Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.”
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading “Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “New York The Century Co.”
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “These stories contain the answer.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “THE DE VINNE PRESS.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.”
a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading “Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.”
plural of “tenement” — a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading “Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.”
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In this reading “Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
react verbally
From this reading These stories contain the answer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
a period of 100 years
From this reading New York The Century Co.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York The Century Co.
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading These stories contain the answer.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE DE VINNE PRESS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading THE DE VINNE PRESS.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
plural of “tenement” — a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These stories contain the answer.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DE VINNE PRESS.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Since I wrote "How the Other Half Lives" I have been asked many times upon what basis of experience, of fact, I built that account of life in New York tenements.
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 Stories of tenement life in New York City Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," etc.
Chapter 1 of Out of Mulberry Street by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 1 holds 432 sentences of Out of Mulberry Street, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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