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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acknowledgment
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ago
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Andrew
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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book
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brother
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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collection
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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Die
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Dr
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due
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expressions
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fairy
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faithfully
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folk-lore
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friend
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Fusa
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Grateful
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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helped
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hundred
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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indirectly
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interest
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang.
Japanese
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Kameko
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Lang
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literal
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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made
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Man
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Miss
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modern
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more
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Mr
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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named
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Nobumori
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Okamoto
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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outcome
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Ozaki
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preserved
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quaint
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readers
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Sadanami
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Sanjin
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Shinsui
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stories
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story
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student
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suggestion
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Takaki
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taken
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tales
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Tamenaga
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technical
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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translated
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translations
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version
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view
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West
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The story which I have named “The Story of the Man who did not Wish to Die” is taken from a little book written a hundred years ago by one Shinsui Tamenaga.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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Wish
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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written
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Y
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Yamao
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Yasuoka
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years
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Yoshihiro
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young
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