used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
completely unclothed
From this reading The harbour itself is in the shape of a crescent, enclosing the red, bare hills of Kow-lung.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
BrazilnounUS /brəˈzɪl/
the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
buriesverbUS /ˈberiz/
third-person singular of “bury” — cover from sight
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
crescentnounUS /ˈkresənt/
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading The harbour itself is in the shape of a crescent, enclosing the red, bare hills of Kow-lung.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
enclosingnounUS /enˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of enclosing something inside something else
From this reading The harbour itself is in the shape of a crescent, enclosing the red, bare hills of Kow-lung.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
ferry-boats
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From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
flat-roofed
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From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
green-latticed
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From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
HarbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
harbours
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From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The harbour itself is in the shape of a crescent, enclosing the red, bare hills of Kow-lung.
Hong-Kong
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From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The harbour itself is in the shape of a crescent, enclosing the red, bare hills of Kow-lung.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The harbour itself is in the shape of a crescent, enclosing the red, bare hills of Kow-lung.
Janeiro
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From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
Kow-lung
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From this reading The harbour itself is in the shape of a crescent, enclosing the red, bare hills of Kow-lung.
launchesnounUS /ˈlɔːntʃəz/
plural of “launch” — a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
lichennounUS /ˈlaɪkən/
any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
Lyemun
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From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
mangonounUS /ˈmæŋɡoʊ/
large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
men-of-war
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From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
micenounUS /maɪs/
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
used to form the superlative
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
palm-trees
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From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
PeaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The harbour itself is in the shape of a crescent, enclosing the red, bare hills of Kow-lung.
RionounUS /ˈriːoʊ/
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
rompingverbUS /ˈrɑːmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “romp” — play boisterously
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
sampansnounUS /ˈsæmpænz/
plural of “sampan” — an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
scurryverbUS /ˈskɜːri/
to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading The harbour itself is in the shape of a crescent, enclosing the red, bare hills of Kow-lung.
the state of being asleep
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
Stonecutter's
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From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
tigersnounUS /ˈtaɪɡərz/
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
upper-story
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From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading The famous Peak rises above the town of Victoria and, at a height of about two thousand feet, buries its crest in the clouds.
villasnounUS /ˈvɪləz/
plural of “villa” — Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
a Caucasian
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
which person or people
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
widelyadverbUS /ˈwaɪdli/
to a great degree
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The slopes of the mountain are green with palm-trees, mango, orange and lichen, in the midst of which can be seen innumerable white, flat-roofed villas, each with its upper-story verandah and green-latticed windows.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We have heard it said, by those who are widely travelled, that there are three beautiful harbours in the world: Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil; Sydney Harbour, and--most beautiful of all--the harbour of Hong-Kong.
wupans
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From this reading By day, from Lyemun to Stonecutter’s Island, ferry-boats, _sampans_, _wupans_ and launches scurry here and there, in and out among the great anchored men-of-war, like so many mice romping in a cage of sleeping tigers.
