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Chapter XXX · My Wedding Eve

Chapter XXX of The Shogun's Daughter, “My Wedding Eve,” is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.
All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.
I was to wed my little Princess!
Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.
The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.
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The Shogun's Daughter

Chapter XXX · My Wedding Eve

Chapter XXX of The Shogun's Daughter, “My Wedding Eve,” is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.
Line 2
All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.
/ɔːl θɔːt ʌv steɪt əˈferz ðə ˈɪntrəsts ʌv maɪ nuː ˈkʌntri ənd ʌv maɪ oʊld ˈkʌntri wɜːr əˈlaɪk fərˈɡɑːt.n̩ ɪn ðə ˈselfɪʃ dʒɔɪ ʌv maɪ lʌv/
Line 3
I was to wed my little Princess!
/aɪ wɑːz tuː wed maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈprɪn.ses/
Line 4
Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.
/ˈblɪsfəl ɪˈleɪʃən ɡeɪv weɪ tuː daʊt ənd æŋˈzaɪəti/
Line 5
The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

alike adverb US /əˈlaɪk/

equally

From this reading “All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.”

announced adjective US /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading “The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.”

anxiety noun US /æŋˈzaɪəti/

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading “Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.”

Blissful adjective US /ˈblɪsfəl/

completely happy and contented

From this reading “Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.”

elation noun US /ɪˈleɪʃən/

an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

From this reading “Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.”

interests noun US /ˈɪntrəsts/

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading “All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.”

selfish adjective US /ˈselfɪʃ/

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

From this reading “All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.”

wed verb US /wed/

take in marriage

From this reading “I was to wed my little Princess!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

state affairs noun + noun

In this reading “All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.”

gave way verb + noun counted as “give way”

move in order to make room for someone for something

In this reading “Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.”

new country adjective + noun

In this reading “All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.”

little Princess adjective + noun

In this reading “I was to wed my little Princess!”

old country adjective + noun

the country of origin of an immigrant

In this reading “All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.”

returned with verb + particle counted as “return with”

In this reading “When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.”

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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 When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

affairsnounUS /əˈferz/

matters of personal concern

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

alikeadverbUS /əˈlaɪk/

equally

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.

anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.

BlissfuladjectiveUS /ˈblɪsfəl/

completely happy and contented

From this reading Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.

elationnounUS /ɪˈleɪʃən/

an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

From this reading Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

interestsnounUS /ˈɪntrəsts/

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

Iyeyoshi

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

From this reading The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading I was to wed my little Princess!

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

PrincenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading I was to wed my little Princess!

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I was to wed my little Princess!

tojin

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

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Blissful elation gave way to doubt and anxiety.

wedverbUS /wed/

take in marriage

From this reading I was to wed my little Princess!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading All thought of state affairs, the interests of my new country and of my old country, were alike forgotten in the selfish joy of my love.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When the Prince returned with this last news, I found that at heart I was still very much a _tojin_.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading The death of Iyeyoshi had not yet been announced.

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