used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This Yoshiwara question was to him something more than a moral conundrum.
(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 Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
Ama
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
asunderadjectiveUS /əˈsʌndər/
widely separated especially in space
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
banounUS /ˌbiːˈeɪ/
a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
bafflingadjectiveUS /ˈbæfəlɪŋ/
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
castenounUS /kæst/
social status or position conferred by a system based on class
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Geoffrey's conscience was disturbed.
conundrumnounUS /kəˈnʌndrəm/
a difficult problem
From this reading This Yoshiwara question was to him something more than a moral conundrum.
having the place or position changed
From this reading Geoffrey's conscience was disturbed.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
effervescences
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From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
divisible by two
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
footfallnounUS /ˈfʊtfɔːl/
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
Fumi-todorokashi
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
Geoffrey's
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From this reading Geoffrey's conscience was disturbed.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
hara
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
ITO
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
joinsnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
kanounUS /kɑː/
unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
the force of workers available
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
mononounUS /ˈmoʊnoʊ/
an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading This Yoshiwara question was to him something more than a moral conundrum.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This Yoshiwara question was to him something more than a moral conundrum.
Naru-kami
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
not any; not one
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
Omou-naka
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading This Yoshiwara question was to him something more than a moral conundrum.
resounds
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
riddlesnounUS /ˈrɪdəlz/
plural of “riddle” — a difficult problem
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
Sakuru
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
SAN
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This Yoshiwara question was to him something more than a moral conundrum.
in the near future
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This Yoshiwara question was to him something more than a moral conundrum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Yoshiwara question was to him something more than a moral conundrum.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
untroubledadjectiveUS /ənˈtrʌbəld/
not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
wanounUS /wɑː/
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Geoffrey's conscience was disturbed.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
belonging to which person
From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
wo
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From this reading ITO SAN _Ama no hara Fumi-todorokashi Naru-kami mo Omou-naka wo ba Sakuru mono ka wa?_ Can even the God of Thunder Whose footfall resounds In the plains of the sky Put asunder Those whom love joins?
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
Yoshiwara
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From this reading This Yoshiwara question was to him something more than a moral conundrum.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Like many young men of his caste, he had soon submitted all the baffling riddles of conduct to the thumb rule of Good Form.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading His face was lined and worried with thought, such as had left him untroubled since the effervescences of his early youth.
