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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 The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
according
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From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
All
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From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
always
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
beautiful
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
beauty
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
birth-right
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
bright
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
coarse
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
country
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
daughters
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
delicate
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
eyes
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
fairest
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From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
favored
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
feet
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
gloriously
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
grafted
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
grew
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From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
how
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
Japan
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
knotted
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
Kuwana
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From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
Land
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
lovely
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
maidens
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
many
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
most
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
mother's
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
nations
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
nature
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
neck
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
O
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From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
often
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
other
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
people
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
points
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
possessing
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
probably
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
province
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From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
Rising
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
seem
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
seen
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From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
shining
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
spring
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
stock
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From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
Sun
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From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
surroundings
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From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
Tetsu
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From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
There
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From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
tribute
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From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
unanimous
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From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
up
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From this reading Under such surroundings grew up the fairest maiden to be found in the province of Kuwana.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are many points of beauty for which the daughters of Japan have always been favored beyond those of most other nations.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All who had seen her were unanimous in according this tribute to O Tetsu.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In no country probably will there be found so many possessing those delicate hands and feet, that gloriously beautiful neck, and those bright, shining eyes which seem to be the birth-right of the maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people often wondered how such a beautiful, lovely being could spring from such a coarse, knotted stock, even when her mother’s fair, delicate nature was grafted upon it.
