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O Ya Unhappy Girl Closed Eyes John Began

English The unhappy girl had hardly closed her eyes when John began to think of unfolding the letter.
Japanese 不運な娘が眼をとじるやいなやジョンは手紙をひらこうと思った。
Level N1
Meaning the moment that; no sooner than; as soon as
Romanized fuun na musume ga me o tojiru ya ina ya jon wa tegami o hirakou to omotta.
Vocab や否や

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