Chapter 10 of Kimono is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Kimono is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku. Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_. The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee. If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight. _Yoshiwara Popular Song_.
Chapter 10 of Kimono is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.”
the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields
From this reading “The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.”
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading “_Yoshiwara Popular Song_.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.”
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
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From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.
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From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
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 THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
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From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
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From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
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From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.
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From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
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From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
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From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields
From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
the light of the Moon
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.
not any; not one
From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.
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From this reading The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading _Yoshiwara Popular Song_.
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From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading _Yoshiwara Popular Song_.
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The finest plum-blossom of Kyushu This night is opening for thee.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading If thou wishes to know the true character of this flower, Come at the third hour singing in the moonlight.
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From this reading Hana no shingi wo shiran to hosseba, San-ko tsuki wo funde kitare_.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
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From this reading THE YOSHIWARA WOMEN _Kyushu dai-ichi no ume Kon-ya kimi ga tame ni hiraku.
Chapter 10 of Kimono by John Paris holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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 238 sentences of Kimono, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Kimono by John Paris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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 48 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 48 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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