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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 Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
ABSENCE
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
accident
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
address
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
advancing
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
anxiety
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
appreciated
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
aspirants
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
attachment
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From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
better
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
bold
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
business
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
called
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
came
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From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
castle
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
concern
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
concerned
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
conditions
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
court
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
daimyo's
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
DANGER
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
enjoyed
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
eye
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
far
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
formed
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From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
fully
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
general
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
grown
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
guided
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
hand
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
heedless
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
Ikamon
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
inert
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
interruption
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
Iyesada
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
Iyeyoshi
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
jealous
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
knew
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
ladies
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
love
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From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
more
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
much
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
necessity
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
old
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
one's
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
only
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
other
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
paying
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
place
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
pleasing
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
possessed
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From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
probably
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
quicker
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From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
respect
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
rising
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
rival
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
rivalry
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From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
SHIBUSAWA'S
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
sooner
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From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
stake
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
strained
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
successor
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
Tetsutaisho
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
there
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From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
unknown
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From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
war
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From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DANGER IN SHIBUSAWA'S ABSENCE So far as Tetsutaisho was concerned he had called at the daimyo's castle only by accident, though there was much anxiety and probably no one's fortune more at stake.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Here he need not concern himself with rivalry, for the one guided with a jealous eye his rising place and the other enjoyed without interruption his pleasing address.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Nor was Tetsutaisho free from the danger of rival aspirants; yet there was no war at hand, and he knew of no better business than pleasing Ikamon and paying respect to the ladies at court.
young
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.
youthful
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From this reading Iyeyoshi had grown old and inert amidst strained conditions, and appreciated more fully than could Iyesada, his youthful successor, the necessity of advancing the bold, heedless young general.