Chapter 6 of The Four Corners in Japan is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Four Corners in Japan is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms. "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time. What became of you? We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds." "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
Chapter 6 of The Four Corners in Japan is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “"We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.”
a quick look
From this reading “We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “"Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “"Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.”
your grandmother
From this reading “AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “"We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.”
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.
see something for a brief time
In this reading “We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."”
In this reading “"We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.”
In this reading “"We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.”
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 We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."
later than; following
From this reading We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What became of you?
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
set up or found
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
a quick look
From this reading We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."
destroyed or killed
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.
your grandmother
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."
held or filled or in use
From this reading "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What became of you?
on one occasion
From this reading We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
carry out
From this reading "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
a special situation
From this reading "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading AT KAMAKURA Nan found her sister waiting for her; the others had gone to their rooms.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We never once caught a glimpse of you after we reached the grounds."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We went to see the flowers the first thing, and that occupied some time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What became of you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," exclaimed Mary Lee, "you did take your time.
Chapter 6 of The Four Corners in Japan by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 6 holds 208 sentences of The Four Corners in Japan, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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