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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 she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
absorbing
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
arms
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From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
beautiful
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From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
bone-rimmed
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
book
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
burden
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From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
buried
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
chanced
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
cold
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From this reading IT was the season of greatest cold.
coming
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
dark-green
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From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
down
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From this reading Kiyo hobbled down to the gates just as the visitor reached them.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
enwrapped
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From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
face
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
garment
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From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
gateman
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
gates
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
glasses
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
glistening
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From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
glorified
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From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
greatest
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From this reading IT was the season of greatest cold.
heels
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
hemlocks
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From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
hills
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From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
hobblednounUS /hobbled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kiyo hobbled down to the gates just as the visitor reached them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was the season of greatest cold.
just
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From this reading Kiyo hobbled down to the gates just as the visitor reached them.
Kioto
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From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
Kiyo
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From this reading Kiyo hobbled down to the gates just as the visitor reached them.
led
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
lodge
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
lone
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was the season of greatest cold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
out
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From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
path
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
pines
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From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
reached
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From this reading Kiyo hobbled down to the gates just as the visitor reached them.
Saito
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
saw
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
season
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From this reading IT was the season of greatest cold.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
shiro
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
snow
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From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
spread
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From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
squatting
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
sun
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From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was the season of greatest cold.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pines and hemlocks seemed to spread out their dark-green arms, as if to support the glorified burden.
traveler
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
up
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
visitor
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From this reading Kiyo hobbled down to the gates just as the visitor reached them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was the season of greatest cold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
West
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From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gateman of the Saito shiro, squatting upon his heels, with his face buried in the great, absorbing book of the West, chanced to look up over his bone-rimmed glasses, and saw a lone traveler coming on foot along the path which led to the lodge gates.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The she hills of Kioto were enwrapped in a garment of snow, and with the glistening sun upon them they looked as beautiful as a dream.
