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1  From the roof of this there was access to three similar places beyond.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 25
2  Above was a huge court, with domed roof, the various apartments opening into it.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 24
3  In addition there was an attic, made by the peak of the roof, and having one small window in each end.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 4
4  The roof of it was of a purple hue, and trimmed with gold; the house itself was silvery, and the doors and windows red.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 4
5  Then he had more "duffers and dope," and afterward was allowed three hours for exercise, in a long, cement-walked court roofed with glass.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 17
6  There would be meat stored in great piles in rooms; and the water from leaky roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats would race about on it.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14
7  Tired as he felt at night, and dark and bitter cold as it was in the morning, Jurgis generally chose to walk; at the hours other workmen were traveling, the streetcar monopoly saw fit to put on so few cars that there would be men hanging to every foot of the backs of them and often crouching upon the snow-covered roof.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20