Chapter 5 of Japonette is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Japonette is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly. "They never met a better woman!" "Jacob, dear, don’t speak that way." "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother. They’d better be!"
Chapter 5 of Japonette is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “"Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “"Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.”
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading “"Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “"Jacob, dear, don’t speak that way."”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"They never met a better woman!"”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.”
express in speech
From this reading “"Jacob, dear, don’t speak that way."”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “"Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.”
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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 "They never met a better woman!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "They never met a better woman!"
dearly loved
From this reading "Jacob, dear, don’t speak that way."
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jacob, dear, don’t speak that way."
for a limitless time
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading "Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading "Jacob, dear, don’t speak that way."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "They never met a better woman!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "They never met a better woman!"
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
express in speech
From this reading "Jacob, dear, don’t speak that way."
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Jacob, dear, don’t speak that way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’d better be!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Jacob, dear, don’t speak that way."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why the devil shouldn’t they be?" he said harshly.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "They never met a better woman!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, then—don’t be so eternally surprised if people are nice to you, mother.
Chapter 5 of Japonette by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 5 holds 411 sentences of Japonette, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Japonette by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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