Chapter 16 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHANGE “HUSH! Do not speak so loudly, Masago!” “How you tremble, Sado-ko.” “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko. “Oh, true.
Chapter 16 of Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “THE CHANGE “HUSH!”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “THE CHANGE “HUSH!”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “Do not speak so loudly, Masago!””
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading ““We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading ““We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading ““We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.”
express in speech
From this reading “Do not speak so loudly, Masago!””
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading ““How you tremble, Sado-ko.””
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anew
In this reading ““We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.”
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading THE CHANGE “HUSH!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not speak so loudly, Masago!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How you tremble, Sado-ko.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading THE CHANGE “HUSH!
with relatively high volume
From this reading Do not speak so loudly, Masago!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not speak so loudly, Masago!”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not speak so loudly, Masago!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, true.
on one occasion
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How you tremble, Sado-ko.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Do not speak so loudly, Masago!”
express in speech
From this reading Do not speak so loudly, Masago!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHANGE “HUSH!
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “How you tremble, Sado-ko.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Oh, true.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
which person or people
From this reading “We have once more mistaken our names,” said she who was the Princess Sado-ko.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How you tremble, Sado-ko.”
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