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Shibusawa

Chapter XIII

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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.
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.
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.
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.
He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.
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Shibusawa

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He came and went at will, and had he not sooner possessed an unknown love he might have quicker formed an attachment.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Amidst preposition US /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.”

Could modal verb US /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.”

Fortune noun US /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.”

Free adjective US /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.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Have auxiliary verb US /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.”

Here noun US /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.”

Himself pronoun US /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.”

Might modal verb US /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.”

Need noun US /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.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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.”

Though conjunction US /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.”

Went noun US /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.”

Without preposition US /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.”

Yet conjunction US /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.”

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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.