Chapter 12 of Letters of a Japanese schoolboy ("Hashimura Togo") is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Letters of a Japanese schoolboy ("Hashimura Togo") is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“O Sydney!” I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?” “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus. “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make. “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
Chapter 12 of Letters of a Japanese schoolboy ("Hashimura Togo") is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading ““Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading ““He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.”
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading ““He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.”
plural of “injury” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?””
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading ““Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.”
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading ““What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.”
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading ““He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.”
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading ““O Sydney!””
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
(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 I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
the organ of sight
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
plural of “injury” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
engage in
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
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 Sydney!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
a human being
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading “O Sydney!”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “He must first go to Harvard & play on scrubbed Freshman team,” explan Sydney.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What must a person do to become a Mollycuddle?” are next review I make.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Them Mollycuddles done it, thank you!” he dib, pointing to draped eye which was minus.
which person or people
From this reading I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I report, “who done you all them delicious injuries you got?”
Chapter 12 of Letters of a Japanese schoolboy ("Hashimura Togo") by Wallace Irwin holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 12 holds 431 sentences of Letters of a Japanese schoolboy ("Hashimura Togo"), unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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