used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
how long something has existed
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
(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 The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among Takebe's pupils is the young Sugawara.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
the two together, not just one
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
a youthful male person
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
a young person of either sex
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
being one more than seven
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
excelsverbUS /ɪkˈselz/
third-person singular of “excel” — distinguish oneself
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
exiledverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪld/
past form of “exile” — expel from a country
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
a boy or man
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
Genzo
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From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
hieroglyphicsnounUS /ˌhaɪroʊˈɡlɪfɪks/
plural of “hieroglyphic” — writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
incorrigiblyadverb
in an incorrigible manner
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
inheritingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈherətɪŋ/
having the legal right to inherit
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among Takebe's pupils is the young Sugawara.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
Michizane
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From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
mischievousadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
and nothing more
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
go across or through
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
PrimeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
pupilsnounUS /ˈpjuːpəlz/
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Among Takebe's pupils is the young Sugawara.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
an educational institution
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
Sugawara
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From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
Takebe
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From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
Takebe's
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From this reading Among Takebe's pupils is the young Sugawara.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This boy they disguise and pass off as their own child.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
Tonami
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From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
vassalsnounUS /ˈvæsəlz/
plural of “vassal” — a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
which person or people
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading SCENE: A village school kept by Takebe Genzo and his wife Tonami, both devoted vassals of the exiled Prime Minister, Michizane Sugawara.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The senior pupil is a lazy, stupid, and incorrigibly mischievous fellow, fifteen years of age, who will not study at all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
a late time of life
From this reading The little lord, though only eight years of age, excels in everything among the pupils and, inheriting the ability from his father, writes Chinese hieroglyphics with great skill.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Among Takebe's pupils is the young Sugawara.
