Chapter 10 of Hung Lou Meng — Book I is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Hung Lou Meng — Book I is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son. Li Kuei receives a reprimand. Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths! Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room. But to return to our story.
Chapter 10 of Hung Lou Meng — Book I is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
From this reading “Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths!”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths!”
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “Li Kuei receives a reprimand.”
rebuke formally
From this reading “Li Kuei receives a reprimand.”
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading “Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.”
a yearning for something or to do something
From this reading “Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room.”
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Li Kuei receives a reprimand.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to return to our story.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Li Kuei receives a reprimand.
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading Li Kuei receives a reprimand.
the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
From this reading Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But to return to our story.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths!
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading Li Kuei receives a reprimand.
rebuke formally
From this reading Li Kuei receives a reprimand.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But to return to our story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room.
a male human offspring
From this reading Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But to return to our story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room.
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading Chia Cheng gives good advice to his wayward son.
a yearning for something or to do something
From this reading Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room.
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate youths!
Chapter 10 of Hung Lou Meng — Book I by Xueqin Cao holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 10 holds 208 sentences of Hung Lou Meng — Book I, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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