Chapter 2 of The Heart of Hyacinth is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Heart of Hyacinth is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her little bosom heaved. “Let me see those foots, Komazawa.” “Too sore.” “Oh, Komazawa!” Her eyes were beginning to fill.
Chapter 2 of The Heart of Hyacinth is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Her eyes were beginning to fill.”
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading “Her little bosom heaved.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Her eyes were beginning to fill.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “Her eyes were beginning to fill.”
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “Her little bosom heaved.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let me see those foots, Komazawa.””
hurting
From this reading ““Too sore.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Let me see those foots, Komazawa.””
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Her eyes were beginning to fill.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Her little bosom heaved.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were beginning to fill.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Her eyes were beginning to fill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me see those foots, Komazawa.”
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Her little bosom heaved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her little bosom heaved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me see those foots, Komazawa.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me see those foots, Komazawa.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her little bosom heaved.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me see those foots, Komazawa.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Komazawa!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Let me see those foots, Komazawa.”
hurting
From this reading “Too sore.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Let me see those foots, Komazawa.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her eyes were beginning to fill.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Too sore.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were beginning to fill.
Chapter 2 of The Heart of Hyacinth by Onoto Watanna holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 2 holds 463 sentences of The Heart of Hyacinth, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Heart of Hyacinth by Onoto Watanna exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
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