MEANWHILE, with Kichijiro far away, Kanshichi pestered Ima month after month without success, until one day he tried to abduct her. Hachiyemon was glad to dismiss him; but in his madness, Kanshichi set the shop ablaze and completely gutted it. Kanshichi was arrested, and executed; but Hachiyemon and Ima were ruined.
Four years had passed since Kichijiro left, and working for his uncle in Kyoto he had become wealthy. Remembering his promise to Hachiyemon, he returned to Maizuru to ask for Ima’s hand, only to find the business boarded up, Hachiyemon dead from grief and Ima blinded forever, the victim of an eye infection.
Poor Ima hardly dared hope that Kichijiro would still care for her; yet he married her at once, and moved to Maizuru to reopen Hachiyemon’s business. He erected a memorial to her father on a little eminence in the garden of their house. He built another to Kashichi, for he bore him no ill-will; but he put it at the foot of the hill. Evil-doers should not expect high places.
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Jigsaws Based on this passage
Express the ideas below in a single sentence, using different words as much as possible. Do not be satisfied with the first answer you think of; think of several, and choose the best.
Spinners Find in Think and Speak
For each group of words, compose a sentence that uses all three. You can use any form of the word: for example, cat → cats, go → went, or quick → quickly, though neigh → neighbour is stretching it a bit.
This exercise uses words found in the accompanying passage.
1 Bore. Care. Envious.
2 Dare. Notice. Poor.
3 Before. Threaten. Try.
Variations: 1. include direct and indirect speech 2. include one or more of these words: although, because, despite, either/or, if, unless, until, when, whether, which, who 3. use negatives (not, isn’t, neither/nor, never, nobody etc.)
Homonyms Find in Think and Speak
Each of the words below has more than one possible meaning. Compose your own sentences to show what those different meanings are.
This exercise uses words found in the accompanying passage.
1. Clear. 2. Still. 3. Found. 4. Set. 5. Execute. 6. Let. 7. Bear. 8. Pass. 9. Board.
High Tiles Find in Think and Speak
Make words (three letters or more) from the seven letters showing below, using any letter once only. Each letter carries a score. What is the highest-scoring word you can make?
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