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Umé San in Japan
Umé San in Japan

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Umé San in Japan is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Etta Blaisdell McDonald • Curated US English Learning Edition
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LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.
That day was Plum Blossom's birthday.
On the day that she was born the little plum tree had blossomed for the first time.
For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.
Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.
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Umé San in Japan

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Umé San in Japan is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.
/ˈlɪtəl mɪs plʌm ˈblɑːsəm ðə ˈlɪtəl plʌm triː ɪn ðə ˈɡɑːrdən hæd ˈblɑːsəmd ˈreɡjələrli ˈevəri jɪr fɔːr ten jɪrz ɑːn ðə ˈtwentiəθ deɪ ʌv ðə ˈsekənd mʌnθ/
Line 2
That day was Plum Blossom's birthday.
Line 3
On the day that she was born the little plum tree had blossomed for the first time.
/ɑːn ðə deɪ ðæt ʃiː wɑːz bɔːrn ðə ˈlɪtəl plʌm triː hæd ˈblɑːsəmd fɔːr ðə fɜːrst taɪm/
Line 4
For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.
Line 5
Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.
/naʊ ɑːn ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔːr hɜːr ɪˈlevənθ ˈbɜːrθdeɪ ɔːl ðə bʌdz wɜːr kloʊzd hɑːrd ənd fæst/

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blossom verb US /ˈblɑːsəm/

produce or yield flowers

From this reading “LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blossomed verb US /ˈblɑːsəmd/

past form of “blossom” — produce or yield flowers

From this reading “LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blossoms noun US /ˈblɑːsəmz/

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading “For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
buds noun US /bʌdz/

plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower

From this reading “Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.”

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eleventh adjective US /ɪˈlevənθ/

coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

From this reading “Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Japanese noun US /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/

a native or inhabitant of Japan

From this reading “For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plum adverb US /plʌm/

exactly

From this reading “LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twentieth noun US /ˈtwentiəθ/

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading “LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

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ten years noun + noun

In this reading “LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.”

20,715 times in 426,211 chapters
nine years noun + noun

In this reading “For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.”

3,118 times in 426,211 chapters
first time adjective + noun

In this reading “On the day that she was born the little plum tree had blossomed for the first time.”

71,417 times in 426,211 chapters
same day adjective + noun

In this reading “For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.”

6,660 times in 426,211 chapters
in the garden preposition + article + noun counted as “in … garden”

In this reading “LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.”

21,996 times in 426,211 chapters
for ten preposition + noun

In this reading “LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.”

9,883 times in 426,211 chapters

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading That day was Plum Blossom's birthday.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BLOSSOMverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/

produce or yield flowers

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Blossom's

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

From this reading That day was Plum Blossom's birthday.

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blossomedverbUS /ˈblɑːsəmd/

past form of “blossom” — produce or yield flowers

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading On the day that she was born the little plum tree had blossomed for the first time.

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budsnounUS /bʌdz/

plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower

From this reading Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eleventhadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevənθ/

coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

From this reading Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading On the day that she was born the little plum tree had blossomed for the first time.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/

a native or inhabitant of Japan

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MISSverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ninenounUS /naɪn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PLUMadverbUS /plʌm/

exactly

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/

in a regular manner

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sakenounUS /seɪk/

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

Velmora curated lexicon
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On the day that she was born the little plum tree had blossomed for the first time.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That day was Plum Blossom's birthday.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading On the day that she was born the little plum tree had blossomed for the first time.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
treenounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Umé

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

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

Pending verification
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading That day was Plum Blossom's birthday.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Now, on the day before her eleventh birthday, all the buds were closed hard and fast.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading For that reason she was called Umé, which is the Japanese word for "plum blossom"; and for her sake the tree had opened its first blossoms on that same day for the next nine years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading LITTLE MISS PLUM BLOSSOM The little plum tree in the garden had blossomed regularly every year for ten years on the twentieth day of the second month.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 2 of Umé San in Japan by Etta Blaisdell McDonald holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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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