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Hashimura Togo, Domestic Scientist
Hashimura Togo, Domestic Scientist

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Hashimura Togo, Domestic Scientist is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I do so and this is what I done.
I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.
I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.
“O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”
“A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.
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Hashimura Togo, Domestic Scientist

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Hashimura Togo, Domestic Scientist is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I do so and this is what I done.
/aɪ duː soʊ ənd ðɪs ɪz wʌt aɪ dʌn/
Line 2
I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.
Line 3
I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.
Line 4
“O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”
Line 5
“A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

butcher's noun US /ˈbʊtʃərz/

possessive form of “butcher” — a retailer of meat

butchery noun US /ˈbʊtʃəri/

a building where animals are butchered

From this reading “I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.”

commence verb US /kəˈmens/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading ““O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.””

prominent adjective US /ˈprɑːmənənt/

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

From this reading “I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.”

sausage noun US /ˈsɔːsədʒ/

highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

From this reading ““A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.”

surprises noun US /sərˈpraɪzɪz/

plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading ““A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.”

trolley noun US /ˈtrɑːli/

a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

From this reading “I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.”

whistles noun US /ˈwɪsəlz/

plural of “whistle” — the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

From this reading “I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

feels very verb + adjective counted as “feel very”

In this reading ““O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.””

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

5

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I do so and this is what I done.

arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

befront

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

butcher'snounUS /ˈbʊtʃərz/

possessive form of “butcher” — a retailer of meat

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

butcherynounUS /ˈbʊtʃəri/

a building where animals are butchered

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

cnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

commenceverbUS /kəˈmens/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

confabverb

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do so and this is what I done.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I do so and this is what I done.

farenounUS /fer/

an agenda of things to do

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

feelsnounUS /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading “O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

Fritz

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

Hon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I do so and this is what I done.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I do so and this is what I done.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

meat-person

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading “O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/

characterized by or capable of producing music

From this reading “O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

OnounUS /oʊ/

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 Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

sausagenounUS /ˈsɔːsədʒ/

highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

Schultz

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/

do one's shopping

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading “O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I do so and this is what I done.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

spentadjectiveUS /spent/

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

storenounUS /stɔːr/

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

surprisesnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/

plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I do so and this is what I done.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

trolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/

a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

From this reading I spent 5c trolley fare and arrive to shop of Hon. Fritz Schultz, prominent butchery.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading “O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I do so and this is what I done.

whistlesnounUS /ˈwɪsəlz/

plural of “whistle” — the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

From this reading I discover this wealthy meat-person standing befront of his store making sweet whistles.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading “A butcher’s soul is like his sausage,” he confab, “full of strange and wonderful surprises.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “O Hon. Mr. Sir,” I commence, “your soul feels very musical this morning.”

Chapter 4 of Hashimura Togo, Domestic Scientist by Wallace Irvin holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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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Chapter 4 holds 436 sentences of Hashimura Togo, Domestic Scientist, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.

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