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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
accord
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
age
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
all
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
always
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
ancestors
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
archer
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From this reading The castle ramparts were his playgrounds, and each swordsman and every archer was a slave indeed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
average
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
birth
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
book
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
broader
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
buildings
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
care
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
castle
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
child's
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
combined
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
concerned
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
daimyo's
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
deeper
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
determination
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
devotion
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
discretion
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
EARLY
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
evinced
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
familiar
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
far
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
father
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
finer
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
forbearance
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
government
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
history
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
ideas
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
indeed
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From this reading The castle ramparts were his playgrounds, and each swordsman and every archer was a slave indeed.
inherited
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
insure
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
interest
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
Japan
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
Keidzu
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
knew
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
Maido
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
many
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
more
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
mother
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
much
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
notions
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
only
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
playgrounds
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From this reading The castle ramparts were his playgrounds, and each swordsman and every archer was a slave indeed.
precaution
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
preconceived
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
purposes
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
qualities
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
quicken
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
ramparts
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From this reading The castle ramparts were his playgrounds, and each swordsman and every archer was a slave indeed.
recording
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
research
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
scope
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
sense
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
Shibusawa's
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
shogun's
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
sixteen
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
slave
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From this reading The castle ramparts were his playgrounds, and each swordsman and every archer was a slave indeed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
solicitous
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
son
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
soon
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
stalwartness
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
story
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
studies
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
swordsman
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From this reading The castle ramparts were his playgrounds, and each swordsman and every archer was a slave indeed.
taught
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From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
tenderness
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From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
there
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From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
truth
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
untiring
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
uses
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EARLY LIFE From the recording of Shibusawa's birth in the Keidzu, the daimyo's great book, until he had passed sixteen (the average age of discretion in Japan), there was but little in his life that is of interest so far as this story is concerned.
well
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From this reading He evinced at an early age an untiring devotion to his studies and to a research for truth; and all the many castle buildings were soon even more familiar to him than to Maido, and he knew well the history, the uses, and the purposes of each.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The son inherited from his father much of his stalwartness and determination, and from his mother something of those finer qualities, tenderness and forbearance, which combined at an early age to quicken in him a deeper sense and insure a broader scope of life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maido was always solicitous about the child's care, and took every precaution to have him taught only such ideas as were in accord with his ancestors' and the preconceived notions of the shogun's government.
