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Mary was about to burst out laughing.
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Vocabulary list

ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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imanimo
adverb
  1. at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
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waraidasu

masu stem

waraidashi
godan verb
  1. to burst into laughter
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warau

masu stem

warai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to laugh
  2. to smile
  3. to sneer; to ridicule (esp. 嗤う)
  4. to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted (as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう)
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
dasu

masu stem

dashi
suffix, godan verb
  1. ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) (after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
sou
auxiliary, na adjective
  1. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of (after -masu stem or adj. stem)
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da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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