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Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Kimono is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?
Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!
In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?
To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.
"_O hay[=o] gazaimas!_" (Respectfully early!)
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Kimono

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Kimono is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?
Line 2
Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!
Line 3
In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?
/ɪn ðɪs wɜːrld ʌv ˈaʊərz huː ʃæl rɪˈmeɪn fərˈevər/
Line 4
To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.
Line 5
"_O hay[=o] gazaimas!_" (Respectfully early!)

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.

colours noun US /ˈkʌlərz/

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading “Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!”

crossing noun US /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/

traveling across

From this reading “To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.”

fleeting adjective US /ˈfliːtɪŋ/

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading “To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.”

hay noun US /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading “"_O hay[=o] gazaimas!_" (Respectfully early!)”

inebriate verb US /ˌɪˈnebrieɪt/

fill with sublime emotion

From this reading “To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.”

petals noun US /ˈpetəlz/

plural of “petal” — part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored

From this reading “Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!”

Respectfully adverb US /rɪˈspektfəli/

in a respectful manner

From this reading “"_O hay[=o] gazaimas!_" (Respectfully early!)”

tore noun US /tɔːr/

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading “FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

Asaki

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From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

CHERRY-BLOSSOM

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From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

Chirinuru

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From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/

traveling across

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading "_O hay[=o] gazaimas!_" (Respectfully early!)

Ei

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From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

fallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

FALLENadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/

for a limitless time

From this reading In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?

gazaimas

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

From this reading "_O hay[=o] gazaimas!_" (Respectfully early!)

haynounUS /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading "_O hay[=o] gazaimas!_" (Respectfully early!)

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?

inebriateverbUS /ˌɪˈnebrieɪt/

fill with sublime emotion

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

Iro

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From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

koete

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From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

Kyo

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From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

miji

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

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

monounUS /moʊ/

an indefinitely short time

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

mutabilitynoun

the quality of being capable of mutation

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

naran

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

From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

nioedo

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From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "_O hay[=o] gazaimas!_" (Respectfully early!)

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?

okuyama

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

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?

petalsnounUS /ˈpetəlz/

plural of “petal” — part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?

RespectfullyadverbUS /rɪˈspektfəli/

in a respectful manner

From this reading "_O hay[=o] gazaimas!_" (Respectfully early!)

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

sezu

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

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?

To-day

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

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

torenounUS /tɔːr/

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

Tsune

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

From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

Ui

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

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

wanounUS /wɑː/

a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading To-day crossing The high mountains of mutability, We shall see no fleeting dreams, Being inebriate no longer.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?

wo

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

From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

Woga

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From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading In this world of ours who Shall remain forever?

yo

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

From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

yume

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

From this reading Ui no okuyama Kyo koete, Asaki yume miji Ei mo sezu._ The colours are bright, but The petals fall!

zo

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

From this reading FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOM _Iro wa nioedo Chirinuru wo-- Woga yo tore zo Tsune naran?

Chapter 12 of Kimono by John Paris holds 302 sentences, grouped into 61 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 12 of Kimono contain?

Chapter 12 holds 302 sentences of Kimono, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Kimono by John Paris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 302 sentences, grouped into 61 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.

How do I study chapter 12 of Kimono?

Work through the 61 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 61 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.

Can chapter 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Kimono

Common questions about reading Kimono by John Paris on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Kimono?

Yes. All 6495 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12527 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Kimono is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #12527, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Kimono take to read?

About 541 minutes of reading across 1299 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Kimono section by section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Kimono

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

Shibukaro
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kimono; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shiranedo
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kimono; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hatsu-chigiri
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kimono; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Whether
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kimono; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.