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Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.
There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.
It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.
And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.
There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.
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Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.
/ðə dʒəˈpæn ɪɡˈzɪbɪt ɪz ɑːn ə ˈbjuːtəfəl hɪl saʊθ ʌv məˈʃiːnəri ˈpæləs/
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There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.
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It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.
/ɪt siːmz æz ɪf ðə hʌl ˈkɪŋdəm ʌv dʒəˈpæn mʌst hæv ˈteɪkən hoʊld tuː meɪk ðɪs dɪˈspleɪ wʌt ɪt ɪz/
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And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.
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There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.
/ðer ɑːr tuː kaɪndz ʌv ɪɡˈzɪbəts wʌn baɪ ðə əˈlaɪd ˈbɪznəs ˈɪntrəsts ɔːr ˈɡʌvərmənt ənd ðə ˈʌðər baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

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allied adjective US /əˈlaɪd/

related by common characteristics or ancestry

From this reading “There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.”

exhibit verb US /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/

show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading “The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.”

exhibits noun US /ɪɡˈzɪbəts/

plural of “exhibit” — an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence

From this reading “There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.”

hull noun US /hʌl/

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading “It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.”

individuals noun US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading “There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.”

Japan noun US /dʒəˈpæn/

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 “The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.”

Japans noun US /dʒəˈpænz/

plural of “japan” — 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 “And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.”

pagodas noun US /pəˈɡoʊdəz/

plural of “pagoda” — an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

From this reading “There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

alliedadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪd/

related by common characteristics or ancestry

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

beyend

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From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

buildin's

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

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

exhibitverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/

show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

exhibitsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɪbəts/

plural of “exhibit” — an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

goin

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

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

GovernmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

how

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

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

hullnounUS /hʌl/

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

individualsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

interestsnounUS /ˈɪntrəsts/

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/

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 The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

JapansnounUS /dʒəˈpænz/

plural of “japan” — 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 And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

kindsnounUS /kaɪndz/

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

kingdomnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəm/

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

MachinerynounUS /məˈʃiːnəri/

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

midstnounUS /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

objectsnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekts/

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

pagodasnounUS /pəˈɡoʊdəz/

plural of “pagoda” — an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

PalacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

showsnounUS /ʃoʊz/

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

southnounUS /saʊθ/

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Japan exhibit is on a beautiful hill south of Machinery Palace.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There are two kinds of exhibits, one by the allied business interests or Government and the other by individuals.

warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It seems as if the hull kingdom of Japan must have taken hold to make this display what it is.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading There are seven large buildin's besides the small pagodas and all filled with objects of interest.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading And how they could do it with a big war goin' on in their midst is a wonder, and shows beyend words what wonderful people the Japans are.

Chapter 13 of Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition by Marietta Holley holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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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