used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
amendsnounUS /əˈmendz/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
Ch'innoun
the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
ChangnounUS /tʃæŋ/
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
Chia
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From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
Chin's
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From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
Chung
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From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
clamorousadjective
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
discussingverbUS /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
dispersedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɜːrst/
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
exhaustsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːsts/
plural of “exhaust” — gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
insultnounUS /ˌɪnˈsʌlt/
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
Jui
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From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
JungnounUS /jʊŋ/
Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
engage in
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
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 As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
minutelyadverbUS /ˈmɪnətli/
in minute detail
From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We will now resume our story.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
originnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin's illness minutely exhausts its origin.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We will now resume our story.
Pao-yue
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From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
promptedverbUS /ˈprɑːmptɪd/
past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
reapverbUS /riːp/
gather, as of natural products
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
remonstrances
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From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading We will now resume our story.
an educational institution
From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
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 We will now resume our story.
temporarilyadverbUS /ˌtempərˈerəli/
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will now resume our story.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As the persons against Chin Jung were so many and their pressure so great, and as, what was more, Chia Jui urged him to make amends, he had to knock his head on the ground before Ch'in Chung.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Pao-yue then gave up his clamorous remonstrances and the whole crowd dispersed from school.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will now resume our story.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Widow Chin, prompted by a desire to reap advantage, puts up temporarily with an insult.
