Chapter 5 of Tin-types taken in the streets of New York is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tin-types taken in the streets of New York is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see." "Zere is nopotty." "Aincher got no friends?" "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now." "Wot's your bail?"
Chapter 5 of Tin-types taken in the streets of New York is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."”
release after a security has been paid
From this reading “"Wot's your bail?"”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"Aincher got no friends?"”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “"Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."”
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading “"Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."”
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “"De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."”
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From this reading "Aincher got no friends?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
any person at all
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
release after a security has been paid
From this reading "Wot's your bail?"
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From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
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From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Aincher got no friends?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Aincher got no friends?"
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From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
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From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Zere is nopotty."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
not any; not one
From this reading "Aincher got no friends?"
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From this reading "Zere is nopotty."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
express in words
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
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From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ven I haf money, I have friend--_beaucoup_, more friend as I know vat to do viz. I haf no money now."
a person who wants or needs something
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
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From this reading "Wot's your bail?"
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From this reading "De warden said fer me ter come in here an' tell yer' he'd send fer anybody yer wanter see."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wot's your bail?"
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From this reading "Zere is nopotty."
Chapter 5 of Tin-types taken in the streets of New York by Lemuel Ely Quigg holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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