Chapter 3 of The American Diary of a Japanese Girl is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The American Diary of a Japanese Girl is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Japs are pygmies. I fear that the Americans are too tall. My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches. His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s. Each one of them carries a high look.
Chapter 3 of The American Diary of a Japanese Girl is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.”
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “I fear that the Americans are too tall.”
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “Each one of them carries a high look.”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.”
plural of “jap” — (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
From this reading “Japs are pygmies.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s.”
plural of “pygmy” — an unusually small individual
From this reading “Japs are pygmies.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s.”
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.
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In this reading “My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.”
In this reading “My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.”
In this reading “My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Each one of them carries a high look.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading I fear that the Americans are too tall.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Japs are pygmies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading Each one of them carries a high look.
put or send forth
From this reading His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one of them carries a high look.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I fear that the Americans are too tall.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
yet to be or coming
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Each one of them carries a high look.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear that the Americans are too tall.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
plural of “jap” — (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
From this reading Japs are pygmies.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Each one of them carries a high look.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one of them carries a high look.
above and across; more than
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
plural of “pygmy” — an unusually small individual
From this reading Japs are pygmies.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His nose should be of the cast of Robert Stevenson’s.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading I fear that the Americans are too tall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I fear that the Americans are too tall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I fear that the Americans are too tall.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Each one of them carries a high look.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My future husband is not allowed to be over five feet five inches.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I fear that the Americans are too tall.
Chapter 3 of The American Diary of a Japanese Girl by Yoné Noguchi holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 443 sentences of The American Diary of a Japanese Girl, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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