Chapter 9 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko. He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched. She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant. “Natsu-no, pray draw apart the door at once. The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.
Chapter 9 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading “The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.”
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading “She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.”
weak from exhaustion
From this reading “He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.”
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading “The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.”
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading “A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.”
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading “He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.”
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.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““Natsu-no, pray draw apart the door at once.”
In this reading “He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “Natsu-no, pray draw apart the door at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Natsu-no, pray draw apart the door at once.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
lacking funds
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Natsu-no, pray draw apart the door at once.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Natsu-no, pray draw apart the door at once.
weak from exhaustion
From this reading He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Natsu-no, pray draw apart the door at once.
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.
on one occasion
From this reading “Natsu-no, pray draw apart the door at once.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Natsu-no, pray draw apart the door at once.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.
not in physical motion
From this reading He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood still as a statue, his head drooping, his hands clinched.
lacking natural ease
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The atmosphere is thick with odor of our ladies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL PRINCESS JUNZO turned his head from Sado-ko.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She broke the strained silence with a command to her attendant.
Chapter 9 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan by Onoto Watanna holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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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