Chapter 3 of The Heart of Hyacinth is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Heart of Hyacinth is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep. Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one? “Asleep?” he repeated, disapprovingly. “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?” “She must have awakened, then,” said Aoi, simply.
Chapter 3 of The Heart of Hyacinth is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading ““She must have awakened, then,” said Aoi, simply.”
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading “Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?”
move deeply
From this reading “Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?”
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading “Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.”
someone who visits
From this reading “Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.”
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 ““How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?””
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in addition
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “Asleep?” he repeated, disapprovingly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
aroused or activated
From this reading “She must have awakened, then,” said Aoi, simply.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
showing disapproval
From this reading “Asleep?” he repeated, disapprovingly.
move deeply
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
accept an excuse for
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She must have awakened, then,” said Aoi, simply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Asleep?” he repeated, disapprovingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
and nothing more
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must have awakened, then,” said Aoi, simply.
the middle of the day
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
and nothing more
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
recurring again and again
From this reading “Asleep?” he repeated, disapprovingly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She must have awakened, then,” said Aoi, simply.
cut with a saw
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
and nothing more
From this reading “She must have awakened, then,” said Aoi, simply.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “She must have awakened, then,” said Aoi, simply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
someone who visits
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hyacinth, Aoi informed her visitor, was also taking her noon sleep.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “How can that be, madame, since I only just saw her at the window?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would the honorable one deign to excuse her, or should she disturb the little one?
Chapter 3 of The Heart of Hyacinth by Onoto Watanna holds 466 sentences, grouped into 94 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.
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