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At the Emperor's Wish
At the Emperor's Wish

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of At the Emperor's Wish is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of At the Emperor's Wish by Oscar K. (Oscar King) Davis holds 535 sentences, grouped into 107 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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Hundreds
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Thousands
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Corners
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Nippon
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_Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_
O. K. D.
Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.
It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.
But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.
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At the Emperor's Wish

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of At the Emperor's Wish is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/107 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_
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O. K. D.
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Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.
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It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.
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But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

Learner Dictionary

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Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.”

Center noun US /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading “It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “_Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.”

All words in this reading · 118

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120

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

44

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

abruptly

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

all

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

await

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

beautiful

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

bodily

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

boy

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

called

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

castle

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

city

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

Clan

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

climb

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

cone

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

corners

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

courage

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

D

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From this reading O. K. D.

Dai

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

dark

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

demonstrate

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

descriptive

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

dimly

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

down

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

Emperor's

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

end

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

ends

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

faith

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

falsely

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

famous

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

Far

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

figure

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

glad

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

great

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

head

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

heimin

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

hills

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

house

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

hundreds

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

Hurled

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

incurious

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

Jukichi

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

K

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From this reading O. K. D.

Kudo

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

leads

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

life

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

Lord

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

Lower

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

loyalty

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

meet

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

models

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

name

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

nestles

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

Nippon

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

O

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From this reading O. K. D.

occasion

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

occidental

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

old

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

once

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

only

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

out

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

passing

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

passion

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

pine-clad

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

place

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

readiness

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

Samurai

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

saw

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

seldom

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

sheer

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

Shinto

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

shizoku

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

shrine

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

simplicity

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

small

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

stand

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

stands

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

stout

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

straight

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

stray

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

Street

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

tens

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

thousands

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

Timber

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

top

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

understanding

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

unselfish

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

up

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From this reading But the name is falsely descriptive, for it leads straight up to the beautiful hills, and ends abruptly in a sheer climb to the top of the pine-clad cone where nestles a famous old Shinto shrine.

Upper

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From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

visitors

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From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It is called Lower Timber Street, the Upper end being down in the city where once the stout castle of the Lord of the Clan was the center of all the life of the place.

well

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Hurled the Samurai boy bodily over his head 44 He saw dimly a dark figure 120 Far out toward the end of Lower Timber Street, where incurious visitors to the city seldom stray, stands the house of Kudo Jukichi.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

Wish

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_

world

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From this reading _Who, by tens and hundreds of thousands, from all the corners of Dai Nippon, great and small, shizoku and heimin, with a simplicity, a courage and a faith that may well stand as models for all the world, and a passion of loyalty passing occidental understanding, await only the occasion to demonstrate their glad, unselfish readiness to meet the Emperor’s Wish_