The Heart of Hyacinth

Chapter VI

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XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

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Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Heart of Hyacinth is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children. And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay. They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within. At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay. And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

The Heart of Hyacinth

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Heart of Hyacinth is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

Line 2

And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

/ənd laɪk ˈtʃɪldrən ðeɪ dɪpt ðer ˈfeɪsəz ɪn ðə ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈwɔːtər ʌv ðə ˈlɪtəl brʊk ðæt waʊnd ɪts weɪ ərˈaʊnd ðə hɪlz ənd fel ɪn ə ˈtaɪni ˈwɔːtərfɔːl bɪˈloʊ ˈɪntuː ðə beɪ/

Line 3

They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

/ðeɪ slɪpt ˈɪntuː ə ˈdɑːrkənd ˈtempəl ˈtʌtʃɪŋ wɪð ˈrevərənt ˈlʌvɪŋ ˈfɪŋɡərz ðə dɪˈzɜːrtɪd ˈɪmədʒəz wɪˈðɪn/

Line 4

At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

/æt ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈvɪlədʒ ɑːn ðə ʃɔːr wer ðeɪ hæd lɪvd təˈɡeðər æz ˈtʃɪldrən ðeɪ ˈhɔːltəd ənd lʌntʃt æt ə ˈtaɪni ˈtævərn huːz ˈɡɑːrdən wɑːz ðə ʃɔːr ʌv ðə beɪ/

Line 5

And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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dipped adjective US /dɪpt/

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

From this reading “And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.”

homeward adverb US /ˈhoʊmwərd/

toward home

From this reading “XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.”

images noun US /ˈɪmədʒəz/

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

From this reading “They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.”

lunched verb US /lʌntʃt/

past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal

From this reading “At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.”

pilgrimage noun US /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/

a journey to a sacred place

From this reading “XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.”

reverent adjective US /ˈrevərənt/

feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

From this reading “They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.”

tavern noun US /ˈtævərn/

a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

From this reading “At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.”

waterfall noun US /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/

a steep descent of the water of a river

From this reading “And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.”

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wandered along verb + particle counted as “wander along”

In this reading “And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.”

young people adjective + noun

In this reading “XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.”

slipped into verb + particle counted as “slip into”

In this reading “They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.”

lived together verb + particle counted as “live together”

share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple

In this reading “At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.”

little brook adjective + noun

In this reading “And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.”

on the shore preposition + article + noun counted as “on … shore”

In this reading “At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.”

little village adjective + noun

In this reading “At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.”

into the bay preposition + article + noun counted as “into … bay”

In this reading “And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

baynounUS /beɪ/

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

beachnounUS /biːtʃ/

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

brooknounUS /brʊk/

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/

(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

desertedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

dippedadjectiveUS /dɪpt/

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/

well known or easily recognized

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/

past form of “halt” — cause to stop

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/

toward home

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

imagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

lunchedverbUS /lʌntʃt/

past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

Matsushima

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From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

pilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/

a journey to a sacred place

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

reverentadjectiveUS /ˈrevərənt/

feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

Sendai

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

slippedverbUS /slɪpt/

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/

a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

templenounUS /ˈtempəl/

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/

very small

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

touchingadjectiveUS /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

arousing affect

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

wanderedverbUS /ˈwɑːndərd/

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

waterfallnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/

a steep descent of the water of a river

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading And when they had struck the road that led to Sendai they turned their steps backward and wandered along the white beach of Matsushima.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading At the little village on the shore, where they had lived together as children, they halted and lunched at a tiny tavern whose garden was the shore of the bay.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading They slipped into a darkened temple, touching with reverent, loving fingers the deserted images within.

woundnounUS /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading And, like children, they dipped their faces in the shining water of the little brook that wound its way around the hills and fell in a tiny waterfall below into the bay.

XXIVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading XXIV It was a slow pilgrimage homeward that these two young people made, for they stopped at every familiar place on the hills and by the bay that they had known as children.

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How do I study chapter 6 of The Heart of Hyacinth?

Work through the 91 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 91 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Heart of Hyacinth

Common questions about reading The Heart of Hyacinth by Onoto Watanna on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Heart of Hyacinth?

Yes. All 2755 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63653 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Heart of Hyacinth is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #63653, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Heart of Hyacinth take to read?

About 229 minutes of reading across 551 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Heart of Hyacinth section by section

How to work through The Heart of Hyacinth section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

Open a chapter

Choose one of the 6 chapters of The Heart of Hyacinth to begin.
Read one section

Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Listen and tap

Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Heart of Hyacinth

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Heart of Hyacinth, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Https: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heart of Hyacinth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sendai: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heart of Hyacinth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
North-eastern: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heart of Hyacinth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Coast: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heart of Hyacinth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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Questions about reading The Heart of Hyacinth

How to read The Heart of Hyacinth section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Heart of Hyacinth