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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 A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No word was said until after the song had been finished.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
arisen
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
arose
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
attracted
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
audience
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No word was said until after the song had been finished.
bowed
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From this reading Then Fujimoto came forward and bowed to Tetsutaisho.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
came
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
courtesied
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
excuses
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
father
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
finished
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From this reading No word was said until after the song had been finished.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Fujimoto came forward and bowed to Tetsutaisho.
Fujimoto
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From this reading Then Fujimoto came forward and bowed to Tetsutaisho.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No word was said until after the song had been finished.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
inattention
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
Kinsan
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
Kinsan's
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
lilacs
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
listened
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
made
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
melody
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
near
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
new
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No word was said until after the song had been finished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
quickly
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
rather
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
roadside
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
said
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From this reading No word was said until after the song had been finished.
sang
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
sat
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
singing
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
song
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From this reading No word was said until after the song had been finished.
Soon
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
SORROW
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
Tetsutaisho
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From this reading Then Fujimoto came forward and bowed to Tetsutaisho.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
Then
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From this reading Then Fujimoto came forward and bowed to Tetsutaisho.
there
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
thousand
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
times
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Fujimoto came forward and bowed to Tetsutaisho.
too
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading No word was said until after the song had been finished.
unusual
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
voice
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
warning
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From this reading This was the first warning Kinsan had of the unusual audience her singing had attracted, and she quickly arose and bowed and made excuses for her inattention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GREAT SORROW Soon Kinsan's father was attracted by the new melody of her voice, and he, too, came and stood near and listened.
way
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From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
word
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From this reading No word was said until after the song had been finished.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I would rather you sat there and sang than to have arisen and courtesied a thousand times," said Tetsutaisho, as he left the roadside and made his way among the lilacs to where she was standing.
