Chapter 10 of Japonette is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Japonette is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, sir." They shook hands seriously. As Inwood left, Dineen came in. Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly: "My daughter is going to be married."
Chapter 10 of Japonette is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female human offspring
From this reading “"My daughter is going to be married."”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"My daughter is going to be married."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:”
in a serious manner
From this reading “They shook hands seriously.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “They shook hands seriously.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:”
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.
In this reading “They shook hands seriously.”
In this reading “Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:”
In this reading “Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:”
to come or go into
In this reading “As Inwood left, Dineen came in.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
a female human offspring
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
the act of departing
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They shook hands seriously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
joined in matrimony
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
in a serious manner
From this reading They shook hands seriously.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading They shook hands seriously.
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir."
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shook hands seriously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
Chapter 10 of Japonette by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 412 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 10 holds 412 sentences of Japonette, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Japonette by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 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.
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