Chapter 3 of The Japanese Twins is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Japanese Twins is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And Taro said, "Neither do I." For a long time they stood looking at it. Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands. They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees. "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
Chapter 3 of The Japanese Twins is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.”
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.”
edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
From this reading “And Taro said, "Neither do I."”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a long time they stood looking at it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Taro said, "Neither do I."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a long time they stood looking at it.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And Taro said, "Neither do I."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time they stood looking at it.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Taro said, "Neither do I."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a long time they stood looking at it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For a long time they stood looking at it.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading For a long time they stood looking at it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And Taro said, "Neither do I."
with low volume
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And Taro said, "Neither do I."
cut with a saw
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
in the near future
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a long time they stood looking at it.
carry out
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
From this reading And Taro said, "Neither do I."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a long time they stood looking at it.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time they stood looking at it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then they turned and crept quietly down the dark stairs, holding tight to their Father's hands.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must take the Baby home," said the Mother as soon as she saw them.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went back to Mother and Grandmother and Bot'Chan under the cherry trees.
Chapter 3 of The Japanese Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of The Japanese Twins, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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