Chapter 11 of Miss Numè of Japan is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Miss Numè of Japan is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN AMERICAN CLASSIC. The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house. "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees." "What are you nervous about, dear?" Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.
Chapter 11 of Miss Numè of Japan is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.”
a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading “AN AMERICAN CLASSIC.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.”
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.”
easily agitated
From this reading “"What are you nervous about, dear?"”
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading “The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.”
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.
In this reading “Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.”
In this reading “"I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What are you nervous about, dear?"
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading AN AMERICAN CLASSIC.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMERICAN CLASSIC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you nervous about, dear?"
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading AN AMERICAN CLASSIC.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
placed crosswise
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
dearly loved
From this reading "What are you nervous about, dear?"
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 "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
easily agitated
From this reading "What are you nervous about, dear?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Mrs. Davis asked, kissing the girl's pretty, troubled face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day before Orito was to arrive home Nume had crossed the rice fields and gone to the American lady's house.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you nervous about, dear?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have felt so nerviss," she said, with her pretty broken English, "that I come stay with you, Mrs. Davees."
Chapter 11 of Miss Numè of Japan by Onoto Watanna holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
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