Chapter 7 of The Love of Azalea is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Love of Azalea is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She ran all the way home. She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister. Her breathless words astounded Madame Yamada. “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath. Madame Yamada’s lips fell apart.
Chapter 7 of The Love of Azalea is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “Madame Yamada’s lips fell apart.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “Her breathless words astounded Madame Yamada.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading ““That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “Her breathless words astounded Madame Yamada.”
permission to do something
From this reading “She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.”
act or move at high speed
From this reading “She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading ““That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.”
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 “Madame Yamada’s lips fell apart.”
In this reading “She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.”
In this reading “She ran all the way home.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She ran all the way home.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Madame Yamada’s lips fell apart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Her breathless words astounded Madame Yamada.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Her breathless words astounded Madame Yamada.
permission to do something
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Madame Yamada’s lips fell apart.
act or move at high speed
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She ran all the way home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Madame Yamada’s lips fell apart.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Her breathless words astounded Madame Yamada.
take in marriage
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
with speed
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She ran all the way home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ran all the way home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She ran all the way home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted her step-mother’s consent as quickly as possible, so that she might hasten back to the minister.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She ran all the way home.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “That barbarous, beautiful priest wishes to marry me,” she announced in one breath.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Her breathless words astounded Madame Yamada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her breathless words astounded Madame Yamada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Yamada’s lips fell apart.
Chapter 7 of The Love of Azalea by Onoto Watanna holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 7 holds 130 sentences of The Love of Azalea, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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