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415
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From this reading It was Number 415!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
amusement
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
aunts
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From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
behold
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
brother
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
ceremony
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
charming
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From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
conspicuous
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
cousin
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From this reading I have even a poor second cousin, who is a djin.
cousins
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From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
djin
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From this reading I have even a poor second cousin, who is a djin.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
especially
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have even a poor second cousin, who is a djin.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
friend
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
hesitation
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
hill
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
introduction
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have even a poor second cousin, who is a djin.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Number 415!
Japanese
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
komodachi
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
latter
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
most
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
mother-in-law
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From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
Number
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From this reading It was Number 415!
numerous
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
officers
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
owning
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have even a poor second cousin, who is a djin.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
recognition
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
relatives
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
second
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From this reading I have even a poor second cousin, who is a djin.
sisters-in-law
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From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
smile
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
some
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
source
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
takai
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
taksan
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
tall
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
There
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From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
tiny
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From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
very
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
villa
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
visit
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From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was some hesitation in owning this latter to me; but, behold! during the ceremony of introduction, we exchanged a smile of recognition.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Japanese relatives, very numerous and conspicuous, are a great source of amusement to those of my brother officers who visit me in my villa on the hill--most especially to 'komodachi taksan takai' ("the tall friend").
woman
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From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
world
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From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
young
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From this reading I have a charming mother-in-law--quite a woman of the world--tiny sisters-in-law, little cousins, and aunts who are still quite young.
