Chapter XII of The Shogun's Daughter, “Escort to the Princess,” is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII of The Shogun's Daughter, “Escort to the Princess,” is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face. As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady! Fear nothing. The _ronins_ have fled!” I gazed about at the _norimon_.
Chapter XII of The Shogun's Daughter, “Escort to the Princess,” is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!”
a strong current of air
From this reading “A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!”
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading “As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!”
a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy
sweep across or over
From this reading “As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I gazed about at the _norimon_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
on or to one side
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I gazed about at the _norimon_.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
in a cheerful manner
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fear nothing.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading The _ronins_ have fled!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I gazed about at the _norimon_.
a strong current of air
From this reading A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The _ronins_ have fled!”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gazed about at the _norimon_.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Fear nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _ronins_ have fled!”
a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
sweep across or over
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading A gust whirled the smoke of the shot into my face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I paused with half-raised pistol, waiting for the puff to sweep aside, I heard the _samurai_ lady calling cheerfully to her mistress, “My Princess! august lady!
Chapter 12 of The Shogun's Daughter by Robert Ames Bennet holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 12 holds 122 sentences of The Shogun's Daughter, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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