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all
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From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
ancestors
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
any
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
attended
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
aware
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From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
death
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From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
degree
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
entered
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
expressions
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From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
family
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
funeral
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
gave
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From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
girl
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
halls
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
honorably
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
house
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From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
husband's
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
interred
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
intimacy
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
Isami
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
kinswoman
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
known
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
largely
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From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
lived
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From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
male
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
manner
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From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
members
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
mortuary
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
nearer
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From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
Ohano
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
Ohano's
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From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
only
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
orphan
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From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
own
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From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
passing
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From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
people
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From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
perfunctory
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From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
possibly
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
really
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From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
relatives
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From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
Saito
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
service
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
serving
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
shortly
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
sign
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From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
sorrow
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From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
stolidly
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
Takedo
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
There
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From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There had been expressions of sorrow over her passing, but these were largely perfunctory.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ohano had been an orphan; and, as she had lived all of her life in the Saito house, her husband’s people had really been nearer to her than her own family.
too
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
uncle
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From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
war
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From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such of the male members of the family and of her husband’s as were not serving in the war stolidly attended the funeral of their kinswoman, and shortly Ohano was honorably interred in the mortuary halls of the Saito ancestors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IF Ohano’s relatives were aware of the manner of her death, they gave no sign.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her uncle, Takedo Isami, was possibly the only one of her relatives who had known the girl with any degree of intimacy, and at this time he too had entered the war service.
