used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
(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 When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
beauteousadjective
(poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight
From this reading The beauteous P'ing Erh, with soft words, screens Chia Lien.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to resume our story.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
Chia
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From this reading The beauteous P'ing Erh, with soft words, screens Chia Lien.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How ever could she come up to you?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How ever could she come up to you?"
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
Erh
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From this reading The beauteous P'ing Erh, with soft words, screens Chia Lien.
at any time
From this reading How ever could she come up to you?"
exhortationnounUS /ˌeɡzɔːrˈteɪʃən/
a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
flutterverbUS /ˈflʌtər/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
How
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From this reading How ever could she come up to you?"
Hsi
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From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
Hsiang-yuen
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From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
Jen
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From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
LiennounUS /liːn/
the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
From this reading The beauteous P'ing Erh, with soft words, screens Chia Lien.
LinnounUS /lɪn/
United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But to resume our story.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
P'ing
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From this reading The beauteous P'ing Erh, with soft words, screens Chia Lien.
Pao-yue
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From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
without much difficulty
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading But to resume our story.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
screensnounUS /skriːnz/
plural of “screen” — a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading The beauteous P'ing Erh, with soft words, screens Chia Lien.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
Shih
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From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The beauteous P'ing Erh, with soft words, screens Chia Lien.
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 resume our story.
Tai-yue
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From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
at the time that
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
which person or people
From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
winsomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnsəm/
charming in a childlike or naive way
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The eminent Hsi Jen, with winsome ways, rails at Pao-yue, with a view to exhortation.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The beauteous P'ing Erh, with soft words, screens Chia Lien.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How ever could she come up to you?"
You'll
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From this reading When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room, she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue, who came after her, readily shouted out, "You'll trip and fall.
