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Chapter IV
Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades. How brilliant and fanciful this is! The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful. It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original: Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
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From this reading It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
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From this reading Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
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From this reading How brilliant and fanciful this is!
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From this reading It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:
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From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
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From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading How brilliant and fanciful this is!
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From this reading It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:
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From this reading Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:
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From this reading How brilliant and fanciful this is!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
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From this reading Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How brilliant and fanciful this is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
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From this reading It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:
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From this reading It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
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From this reading It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How brilliant and fanciful this is!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
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From this reading The Toyokuni colour-print that suggested it could not be more delightful.
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From this reading Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was I a Samurai renowned, Two-sworded, fierce, immense of bow?
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From this reading Well, let us pass to the later poems, to the rondels and rondeaus, the sonnets and quatorzains, the echoes and the ballades.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seems to have kept all the wilful fantastic charm of the original:
