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Chapter II · Chapter 2

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HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!
The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.
So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.
Geoffrey had resigned his commission in the army.
His friends thought that this was a mistake.
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Kimono

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Kimono is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!
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The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.
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So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.
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Geoffrey had resigned his commission in the army.
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His friends thought that this was a mistake.
/hɪz frendz θɔːt ðæt ðɪs wɑːz ə mɪˈsteɪk/

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.

comb verb US /koʊm/

straighten with a comb

From this reading “HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!”

honeymoon noun US /ˈhʌnimuːn/

a holiday taken by a newly married couple

From this reading “HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!”

mono noun US /ˈmoʊnoʊ/

an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing

From this reading “HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!”

Nile noun US /naɪl/

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading “So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.”

numbered verb US /ˈnʌmbərd/

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading “So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.”

prolonged adjective US /prəˈlɔːŋd/

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading “The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.”

realise verb US /ˈriːəlaɪz/

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading “The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.”

Ware noun US /wer/

articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”

From this reading “HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/

to or in a foreign country

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading Geoffrey had resigned his commission in the army.

Asa

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

Barringtons

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

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

combverbUS /koʊm/

straighten with a comb

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading Geoffrey had resigned his commission in the army.

contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/

close interaction

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading His friends thought that this was a mistake.

Fureteshi

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

ganounUS /ɡɑː/

the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

Geoffrey

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

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Geoffrey had resigned his commission in the army.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

HONEYMOONnounUS /ˈhʌnimuːn/

a holiday taken by a newly married couple

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

kaminoun

one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

kezuraji

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

Kimi

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

leftnounUS /left/

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 The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/

time available for ease and relaxation

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading His friends thought that this was a mistake.

mononounUS /ˈmoʊnoʊ/

an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

moveverbUS /muːv/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

NilenounUS /naɪl/

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

pillowing

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/

communicate vividly

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

resignedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnd/

past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading Geoffrey had resigned his commission in the army.

restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/

worried and uneasy

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

shoalnoun

a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

ta-makura

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading His friends thought that this was a mistake.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading His friends thought that this was a mistake.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

Utsukushiki

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

wanounUS /wɑː/

a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

WarenounUS /wer/

articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The Barringtons left England for a prolonged honeymoon, for Geoffrey was now free to realise his favourite project of travelling abroad.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading So they became numbered among that shoal of English people out of England, who move restless leisure between Paris and the Nile.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

wo

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

From this reading HONEYMOON _Asa no kami Ware wa kezuraji Utsukushiki Kimi ga ta-makura Fureteshi mono wo._ (My) morning sleep hair I will not comb; For it has been in contact with The pillowing hand of My beautiful Lord!

Chapter 2 of Kimono by John Paris holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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.

What does chapter 2 of Kimono contain?

Chapter 2 holds 235 sentences of Kimono, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Kimono by John Paris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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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Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in Kimono, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Shibukaro
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Shiranedo
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Hatsu-chigiri
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Whether
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