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Sunny-San

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Sunny-San is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.
Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.
Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:
"Ohayo! honourable Sun.
I glad you come again.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sunny-San

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Sunny-San is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.
/tuː biː əˈdɑːptɪd baɪ fɔːr jʌŋ men ənd wʌn ˈoʊldər wʌn tuː biː sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈevəri ker ənd ˈlʌɡʒəri tuː biː ˈɔːltərnətli ˈskoʊldɪd ˈpæmpərd ədˈmɑːnɪʃt ənd ˈpetɪd ðɪs wɑːz ðə ˈdʒɔɪəs feɪt ʌv ˈsʌni/
Line 2
Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.
Line 3
Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:
/ˈsʌni ˈɡriːtəd ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ sʌn wɪð ðə ˈkɪsəz ðæt ʃiː hæd bɪn tɔːt tuː θroʊ tuː ˈɡɑːrdən ˈɑːdiənsəz ənd heɪld ðə ˈbleɪzɪŋ ɔːrb iːtʃ ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ˈhævɪŋ baʊd θriː taɪmz hændz ɑːn niːz wɪð wɜːrdz laɪk ðiːz/
Line 4
"Ohayo! honourable Sun.
Line 5
I glad you come again.
/aɪ ɡlæd juː kʌm əˈɡen/

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.

admonished verb US /ədˈmɑːnɪʃt/

past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

From this reading “To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.”

alternately adverb US /ˈɔːltərnətli/

in an alternating sequence or position

From this reading “To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.”

audiences noun US /ˈɑːdiənsəz/

plural of “audience” — a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading “Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:”

hailed verb US /heɪld/

past form of “hail” — praise vociferously

From this reading “Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:”

orb noun US /ɔːrb/

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

From this reading “Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:”

pampered verb US /ˈpæmpərd/

past form of “pamper” — treat with excessive indulgence

From this reading “To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.”

petted verb US /ˈpetɪd/

inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently

From this reading “To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.”

scolded verb US /ˈskoʊldɪd/

past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading “To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

rising sun adjective + noun

In this reading “Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:”

three times noun + noun

by a factor of three

In this reading “Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:”

young men adjective + noun

In this reading “To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.”

ran along verb + particle counted as “run along”

be in line with; form a line along

In this reading “Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.”

come again verb + particle

In this reading “I glad you come again.”

by four preposition + noun

In this reading “To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.”

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

admonishedverbUS /ədˈmɑːnɪʃt/

past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading I glad you come again.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/

in an alternating sequence or position

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

audiencesnounUS /ˈɑːdiənsəz/

plural of “audience” — a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

shining intensely

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I glad you come again.

composedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpoʊzd/

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

fatenounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I glad you come again.

greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

hailedverbUS /heɪld/

past form of “hail” — praise vociferously

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

honourableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/

worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

From this reading "Ohayo! honourable Sun.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I glad you come again.

joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/

full of or characterized by joy

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/

plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

kneesnounUS /niːz/

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

LifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

Ohayo

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

From this reading "Ohayo! honourable Sun.

olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

orbnounUS /ɔːrb/

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

pamperedverbUS /ˈpæmpərd/

past form of “pamper” — treat with excessive indulgence

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

pettedverbUS /ˈpetɪd/

inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

poemnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

scoldedverbUS /ˈskoʊldɪd/

past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

songnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

SunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/

confined on all sides

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

Takumushi

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

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

taughtverbUS /tɔːt/

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Life ran along for the happy child like a song, a poem which even Takumushi could not have composed.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Sunny greeted the rising sun with the kisses that she had been taught to throw to garden audiences, and hailed the blazing orb each morning, having bowed three times, hands on knees, with words like these:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I glad you come again.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading To be adopted by four young men and one older one; to be surrounded by every care and luxury; to be alternately scolded, pampered, admonished and petted, this was the joyous fate of Sunny.

Chapter 4 of Sunny-San by Onoto Watanna holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 4 of Sunny-San contain?

Chapter 4 holds 175 sentences of Sunny-San, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Sunny-San

Words and structures a reader meets early in Sunny-San, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Madame
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sunny-San; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Smiles
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sunny-San; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Famous
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sunny-San; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dancer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sunny-San; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.