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From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
Ah
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From this reading [_Ah, the butterfly!
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
Aki
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From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
butterfliesnounUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
chasednounUS /tʃeɪst/
a person who is being chased
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
chō
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From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
Chōcho
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From this reading Owarété mo, Isoganu furi no Chōcho kana!
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
followsverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊz/
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
furi
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From this reading Owarété mo, Isoganu furi no Chōcho kana!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
Hito
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From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
Isoganu
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From this reading Owarété mo, Isoganu furi no Chōcho kana!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
Jiu-shichi-hachi
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From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
kana
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From this reading Owarété mo, Isoganu furi no Chōcho kana!
Kono
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From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
leftnounUS /left/
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 Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
minanounUS /ˈmiːnə/
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Owarété mo, Isoganu furi no Chōcho kana!
Naki
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From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
nakéréba
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From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
ninounUS /niː/
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
Owarété
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From this reading Owarété mo, Isoganu furi no Chōcho kana!
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
Sugata
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From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Ah, the butterfly!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
tobu
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From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
Tomo
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From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
tsuku
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From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
urami
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From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
wanounUS /wɑː/
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading Even when chased, it never has the air of being in a hurry._] Chō wa mina Jiu-shichi-hachi no Sugata kana!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
ya
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From this reading Aki no chō Tomo nakéréba ya; Hito ni tsuku [_Poor autumn butterfly!—when left without a comrade_ (of its own race), _it follows after man_ (or “a person”)!]
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
yo
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From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
yō
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From this reading [_As for butterflies, they all have the appearance of being about seventeen or eighteen years old._[9]] Chō tobu ya— Kono yo no urami Naki yō ni!
