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The Yotsuya Kwaidan — Volume 1

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Yotsuya Kwaidan — Volume 1 is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.
O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.
Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.
O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.
Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.
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The Yotsuya Kwaidan — Volume 1

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Yotsuya Kwaidan — Volume 1 is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.
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O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.
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Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.
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O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.
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Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

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adversity noun US /ədˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/

Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.

From this reading “O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.”

contact noun US /ˈkɑːntækt/

close interaction

From this reading “O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.”

generous adjective US /ˈdʒenərəs/

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading “Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.”

humble adjective US /ˈhʌmbəl/

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading “O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.”

indication noun US /ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən/

something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading “Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.”

kindness noun US /ˈkaɪndnəs/

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading “Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.”

periods noun US /ˈpɪriədz/

plural of “period” — an amount of time

From this reading “THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.”

prosperity noun US /prɑːˈsperəti/

an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

From this reading “Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.”

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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 Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

adversitynounUS /ədˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/

Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.

From this reading O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

bei

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From this reading Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.

bei's

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From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.

Cho

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From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/

close interaction

From this reading O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

dropverbUS /drɑːp/

let fall to the ground

From this reading Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.

generousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəs/

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

HerspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.

HONJO

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From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

humbleadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəl/

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.

Iemon

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From this reading Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.

indicationnounUS /ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən/

something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.

kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

NIGHT-HAWKS

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From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.

O'Iwa

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

From this reading O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.

O'Iwa's

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

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

O'Taki

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

From this reading O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

Ojo

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

From this reading O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.

pairnounUS /per/

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.

periodsnounUS /ˈpɪriədz/

plural of “period” — an amount of time

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/

an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

From this reading Iemon could not drop Cho[u]bei out of his life of prosperity.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.

san

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From this reading O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.

sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading O'Iwa was soon brought in contact with the humble pair in adversity.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

TAKAnoun

the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisa

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading O'Taki received the Ojo[u]san with humble joy.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Hers was a generous heart, and O'Taki could not look around her house without some indication of this kindness.

YO

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

From this reading THE YO[U]TAKA (NIGHT-HAWKS) OF HONJO[U] O'Iwa's stay of nearly seven days at Cho[u]bei's house was one of the golden periods of her life.

Chapter 13 of The Yotsuya Kwaidan — Volume 1 by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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.

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