Graded reading · Lesson 28 · N3

A scene from a short story: the stopped watch

針はりは三時さんじ十分じゅっぷんを指さしたまま、一度いちども動うごいていない。

From an original short story: Mio takes her late grandfather’s watch to be mended, and the old watchmaker finds words inside. With 「〜まま」 and 「〜ずに」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01The text
  2. 02Vocabulary
  3. 03Key sentences
  4. 04Culture note

Practice

  • Did you understand?
  • True or false?
  • What does this sentence mean?
  • The order of events
  • Match the words to their meanings
  • Choose the right expression

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