Chapter 8 of Kimono is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Kimono is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly! Even when it settles Its wings are moving. Next morning it was snowing and bitterly cold. Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this? The snow fell all day, muffling the silent city.
Chapter 8 of Kimono is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?”
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading “THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!”
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?”
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading “Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?”
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading “Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?”
-ing form of “muffle” — suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading “The snow fell all day, muffling the silent city.”
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading “Even when it settles Its wings are moving.”
-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading “Next morning it was snowing and bitterly cold.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The snow fell all day, muffling the silent city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning it was snowing and bitterly cold.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even when it settles Its wings are moving.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading Next morning it was snowing and bitterly cold.
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The snow fell all day, muffling the silent city.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Next morning it was snowing and bitterly cold.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The snow fell all day, muffling the silent city.
divisible by two
From this reading Even when it settles Its wings are moving.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The snow fell all day, muffling the silent city.
a young female
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different racial groups or cultures
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even when it settles Its wings are moving.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even when it settles Its wings are moving.
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
an indefinitely short time
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning it was snowing and bitterly cold.
in motion
From this reading Even when it settles Its wings are moving.
-ing form of “muffle” — suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading The snow fell all day, muffling the silent city.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning it was snowing and bitterly cold.
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading Even when it settles Its wings are moving.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The snow fell all day, muffling the silent city.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading Next morning it was snowing and bitterly cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE GIRL _Tomarite mo Tsubasa wa ugoku Kocho kana!_ Little butterfly!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning it was snowing and bitterly cold.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Snow in Japan, snow in April, snow upon the cherry trees, what hospitality was this?
at the time that
From this reading Even when it settles Its wings are moving.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Even when it settles Its wings are moving.
Chapter 8 of Kimono by John Paris holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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 8 holds 295 sentences of Kimono, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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Work through the 59 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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