Chapter 6 of A Japanese Blossom is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Japanese Blossom is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children. He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her. Then suddenly he stopped short, standing uncertainly. She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice. “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
Chapter 6 of A Japanese Blossom is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.”
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.”
on or to one side
From this reading “He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.”
without seeing or looking
From this reading “Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children.”
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.”
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading “She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.”
in an unsteady manner
From this reading “Then suddenly he stopped short, standing uncertainly.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.
on or to one side
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
without seeing or looking
From this reading Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children.
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
a brief written record
From this reading She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Then suddenly he stopped short, standing uncertainly.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.
having a supporting base
From this reading Then suddenly he stopped short, standing uncertainly.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Then suddenly he stopped short, standing uncertainly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then suddenly he stopped short, standing uncertainly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then suddenly he stopped short, standing uncertainly.
in the direction of
From this reading He put the clinging children aside from him and advanced a step towards her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mrs. Kurakawa turned and blindly followed the children.
in an unsteady manner
From this reading Then suddenly he stopped short, standing uncertainly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She spoke with a note of irresistible appeal in her voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you bring me news of my husband—your father!” she said.
Chapter 6 of A Japanese Blossom by Onoto Watanna holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 421 sentences of A Japanese Blossom, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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