Chapter 3 of Tama is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tama is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What is the change you observe in me then?” “Your eyes are weak and soft like the dove’s. There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face. Your voice is gentle, like unto a woman’s. It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!”
Chapter 3 of Tama is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
From this reading “It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!””
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading “There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading ““What is the change you observe in me then?””
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!””
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading “There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Your voice is gentle, like unto a woman’s.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!””
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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In this reading “Your voice is gentle, like unto a woman’s.”
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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 There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Your eyes are weak and soft like the dove’s.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Your eyes are weak and soft like the dove’s.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “What is the change you observe in me then?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your eyes are weak and soft like the dove’s.
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
From this reading It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Your eyes are weak and soft like the dove’s.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Your voice is gentle, like unto a woman’s.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What is the change you observe in me then?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the change you observe in me then?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Your eyes are weak and soft like the dove’s.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What is the change you observe in me then?”
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “What is the change you observe in me then?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!”
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Your eyes are weak and soft like the dove’s.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What is the change you observe in me then?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “What is the change you observe in me then?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
an old word for “to”
From this reading Your voice is gentle, like unto a woman’s.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There is a melting, tender look unfit for man upon your face.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Your voice is gentle, like unto a woman’s.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “Your eyes are weak and soft like the dove’s.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading It is as if—as if—the enamored weakness of a love possessed you!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the change you observe in me then?”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Your voice is gentle, like unto a woman’s.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is the change you observe in me then?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your eyes are weak and soft like the dove’s.
Chapter 3 of Tama by Onoto Watanna holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 3 holds 439 sentences of Tama, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Tama by Onoto Watanna exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Tama, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
