Chapter 7 of Botchan (Master Darling) is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Botchan (Master Darling) is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That very night I left the boarding house. While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated. He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything. This beats me, sure. How is it possible for so many boneheads to be in this world!
Chapter 7 of Botchan (Master Darling) is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “This beats me, sure.”
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “That very night I left the boarding house.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.”
make right or correct
From this reading “He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.”
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading “While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.”
hurting
From this reading “He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.”
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading “While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
any thing at all
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading This beats me, sure.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading That very night I left the boarding house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is it possible for so many boneheads to be in this world!
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
make right or correct
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How is it possible for so many boneheads to be in this world!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That very night I left the boarding house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is it possible for so many boneheads to be in this world!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That very night I left the boarding house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is it possible for so many boneheads to be in this world!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading That very night I left the boarding house.
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 How is it possible for so many boneheads to be in this world!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That very night I left the boarding house.
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading How is it possible for so many boneheads to be in this world!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How is it possible for so many boneheads to be in this world!
hurting
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading This beats me, sure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That very night I left the boarding house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That very night I left the boarding house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This beats me, sure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
precisely as stated
From this reading That very night I left the boarding house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
during the time that
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading How is it possible for so many boneheads to be in this world!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said he would be pleased to correct it and suit me if I was sore at anything.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading While I was packing up, the boss came to me and asked if there was anything wrong in the way I was treated.
Chapter 7 of Botchan (Master Darling) by Soseki Natsume holds 319 sentences, grouped into 64 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 7 holds 319 sentences of Botchan (Master Darling), unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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