Chapter 3 of Out of Mulberry Street is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Out of Mulberry Street is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him. Sarah sends the hearts. As soon as you can, will you try and sell some hearts?" Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin. They had sent for him to fix it.
Chapter 3 of Out of Mulberry Street is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading “"Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.”
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “They had sent for him to fix it.”
the item at the end
From this reading “Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.”
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading “Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “Sarah sends the hearts.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.”
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as you can, will you try and sell some hearts?"
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as you can, will you try and sell some hearts?"
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As soon as you can, will you try and sell some hearts?"
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading They had sent for him to fix it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Sarah sends the hearts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
the item at the end
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Sarah sends the hearts.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading They had sent for him to fix it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As soon as you can, will you try and sell some hearts?"
in the near future
From this reading As soon as you can, will you try and sell some hearts?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sarah sends the hearts.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had sent for him to fix it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading As soon as you can, will you try and sell some hearts?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then there was "love to mother," and lastly an account of what the mason had said about the chimney of the cabin.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Little Angus," it ran, "sends what is over to sell for him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As soon as you can, will you try and sell some hearts?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As soon as you can, will you try and sell some hearts?"
Chapter 3 of Out of Mulberry Street by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis holds 433 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 3 holds 433 sentences of Out of Mulberry Street, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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