used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
bei
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From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
DAIHACHIRO
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From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
Densuke
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From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
set up or found
From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
gradesnounUS /ɡreɪdz/
plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
kenin's
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From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
Kyu
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From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
a boy or man
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
the act of departing
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
and nothing more
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
TAKAHASHI
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From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was a sort of black list among these officials to cover all grades of their service.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
TrustingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading Trusting to some such accident of fortune, Kyu[u]bei made Densuke his agent on commission.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U] Some means of support had to be found.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Employed in a _kenin's_ house, and leaving it under such conditions, kindred occupation was out of the question.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Time and the host of servants of some great House would get the lad back into the only occupation he understood.
