Chapter 14 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated. “Lady—you—you desired to speak with me?” Her voice broke the spell of silence. The visitor bowed her head simply but eloquently. Masago went a nervous step toward her.
Chapter 14 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.”
wanted intensely
From this reading ““Lady—you—you desired to speak with me?””
with eloquence
From this reading “The visitor bowed her head simply but eloquently.”
past form of “enunciate” — speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading “DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.”
easily agitated
From this reading “Masago went a nervous step toward her.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “Her voice broke the spell of silence.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.”
someone who visits
From this reading “The visitor bowed her head simply but eloquently.”
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In this reading “Her voice broke the spell of silence.”
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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 Masago went a nervous step toward her.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The visitor bowed her head simply but eloquently.
lacking funds
From this reading Her voice broke the spell of silence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The visitor bowed her head simply but eloquently.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.
wanted intensely
From this reading “Lady—you—you desired to speak with me?”
with eloquence
From this reading The visitor bowed her head simply but eloquently.
past form of “enunciate” — speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The visitor bowed her head simply but eloquently.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Lady—you—you desired to speak with me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lady—you—you desired to speak with me?”
easily agitated
From this reading Masago went a nervous step toward her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Her voice broke the spell of silence.
and nothing more
From this reading The visitor bowed her head simply but eloquently.
express in speech
From this reading “Lady—you—you desired to speak with me?”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Her voice broke the spell of silence.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Masago went a nervous step toward her.
in a strange manner
From this reading DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her voice broke the spell of silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Lady—you—you desired to speak with me?”
in the direction of
From this reading Masago went a nervous step toward her.
someone who visits
From this reading The visitor bowed her head simply but eloquently.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her voice broke the spell of silence.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Masago went a nervous step toward her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Lady—you—you desired to speak with me?”
the words that are spoken
From this reading DAUGHTERS OF NIJO MASAGO spoke, her words strangely enunciated.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lady—you—you desired to speak with me?”
Chapter 14 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan by Onoto Watanna holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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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