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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 gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
all
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are disappointing and, I believe, a burden to the real woman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
atone
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
attraction
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They are disappointing and, I believe, a burden to the real woman.
burden
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From this reading "They are disappointing and, I believe, a burden to the real woman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
category
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From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
considerable
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
court
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
Daikomitsu
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From this reading One day while discussing the matter with Daikomitsu she said to him:
day
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From this reading One day while discussing the matter with Daikomitsu she said to him:
devote
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
disappointing
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From this reading "They are disappointing and, I believe, a burden to the real woman.
discard
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From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
discussing
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From this reading One day while discussing the matter with Daikomitsu she said to him:
failures
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
gaiety
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
gone
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day while discussing the matter with Daikomitsu she said to him:
house
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They are disappointing and, I believe, a burden to the real woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
Kyoto
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
matter
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From this reading One day while discussing the matter with Daikomitsu she said to him:
men
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From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
mother's
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
much
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From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
new
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
now
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day while discussing the matter with Daikomitsu she said to him:
past
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
placing
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From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
real
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From this reading "They are disappointing and, I believe, a burden to the real woman.
RECLAIMED
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
ronin
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
rubbish
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From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
said
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From this reading One day while discussing the matter with Daikomitsu she said to him:
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
seclusion
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
SHIBUSAWA
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
some
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
Takara
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are disappointing and, I believe, a burden to the real woman.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
Tokyo
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From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
trial
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From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
undertook
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From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading SHIBUSAWA RECLAIMED It was now some considerable time since Takara had been spirited by the ronin from Tokyo to Kyoto, where she had gone into seclusion at her mother's house and so remained.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gaiety at court had little attraction for her, and she undertook to devote herself to a new life which should atone for all past failures.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One day while discussing the matter with Daikomitsu she said to him:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had had her trial with men, and placing them all in the same category undertook to discard them as so much rubbish.
woman
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From this reading "They are disappointing and, I believe, a burden to the real woman.
