Chapter XXIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

later than; following

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

plural of “aim” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading I really believe he aims at succeeding Hideyoshi in authority."

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading I really believe he aims at succeeding Hideyoshi in authority."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I really believe he aims at succeeding Hideyoshi in authority."

cause to be bored

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

in accordance with convention or custom

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

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From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

a female grandchild

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

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From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I really believe he aims at succeeding Hideyoshi in authority."

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

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From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

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From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

disregarded

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I really believe he aims at succeeding Hideyoshi in authority."

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

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From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

and nothing more

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

a change downward

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

for more time

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

joined in matrimony

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

by chance

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

inflected form of “query” — pose a question

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

the sound of a bell ringing

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

a male human offspring

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

in the near future

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

coming after or following

From this reading I really believe he aims at succeeding Hideyoshi in authority."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

up to a particular time

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

hit hard

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He seems to have ignored the taiko's enjoinder, altogether: perhaps he may have convenient some other granddaughter or such like for Hideyori: what chance shall there be for the rest of us then?

during the time that

From this reading Ishida and Masuda lingered longer than usual at the cups, on a dark night soon after, while their conversation, heated and close, kept rhythm to the customary "whack, whack," their metal pipes ringing and the hours lessening.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Then it is true that Jokoin really bore a son, this Hachisuka, to whom Ieyasu has just now married his granddaughter, Ogasa," queried Masuda.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I wonder how long it will be till he, himself, has taken Yodogima for wife?