Chapter 4 of Eastern Shame Girl is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Eastern Shame Girl is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Uncle, how could you do such a thing?" "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her. Do you believe that I could be a murderer? I know nothing about the murder. Tell me of it."
Chapter 4 of Eastern Shame Girl is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.”
wanted intensely
From this reading “"O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “"O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.”
mourned or grieved for
From this reading “"O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “I know nothing about the murder.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “Do you believe that I could be a murderer?”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"Uncle, how could you do such a thing?"”
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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 "Uncle, how could you do such a thing?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I know nothing about the murder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do you believe that I could be a murderer?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Do you believe that I could be a murderer?
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Uncle, how could you do such a thing?"
wanted intensely
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Uncle, how could you do such a thing?"
a person who is older than you are
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
a young female
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
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From this reading "Uncle, how could you do such a thing?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know nothing about the murder.
mourned or grieved for
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me of it."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading I know nothing about the murder.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading Do you believe that I could be a murderer?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I know nothing about the murder.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tell me of it."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Uncle, how could you do such a thing?"
express in words
From this reading Tell me of it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know nothing about the murder.
a special situation
From this reading "Uncle, how could you do such a thing?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Uncle, how could you do such a thing?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "O my elder brothers," he lamented, "if it is true that I desired this girl, yet have I never met her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Uncle, how could you do such a thing?"
Chapter 4 of Eastern Shame Girl by G. (Georges) [Translator] Soulié de Morant holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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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