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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 Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
addition
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
age
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Undoubtedly she was an honorable guest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
begrudge
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From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
bring
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
celebrations
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From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
child
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From this reading Then, too, there was the honorable child to sustain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
famous
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
figured
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
future
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
geishas
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
guest
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From this reading Undoubtedly she was an honorable guest.
half-score
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
honor
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From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
honorable
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From this reading Then, too, there was the honorable child to sustain.
House
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
keeper
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
man
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
Matsuda
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
moment
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From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
old
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
once
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
own
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
Pines
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
proper
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
provision
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
regret
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From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
rightly
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From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Undoubtedly she was an honorable guest.
Slender
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
Spider
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
Spider's
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From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
sustain
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From this reading Then, too, there was the honorable child to sustain.
sustenance
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From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Still, a poor man, the keeper of a half-score of geishas, must make proper provision for their future sustenance and his own old age.
Then
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From this reading Then, too, there was the honorable child to sustain.
there
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From this reading Then, too, there was the honorable child to sustain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
too
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From this reading Then, too, there was the honorable child to sustain.
Undoubtedly
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From this reading Undoubtedly she was an honorable guest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
war-time
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From this reading OF course, figured Matsuda to himself, even the addition of one so famous as the Spider could not at once bring fortune to the House of Slender Pines at war-time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, too, there was the honorable child to sustain.
wife
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From this reading Not for a moment, Matsuda told himself, did he begrudge or regret the celebrations in the Spider’s honor rightly insisted upon by his wife.
