used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
dispelsverbUS /dɪˈspelz/
third-person singular of “dispel” — force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
Erh
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From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
Feng
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From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
goodynounUS /ˈɡʊdi/
something considered choice to eat
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
Heng
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From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
Hsiang
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From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
Hsiao
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From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
inmatenounUS /ˈɪnmeɪt/
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
insaneadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
jokesnounUS /dʒoʊks/
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
Liu
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From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
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 by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
PanverbUS /pæn/
make a sweeping movement
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
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 The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
reparteenounUS /ˌrepərˈtiː/
adroitness and cleverness in reply
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
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 by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This over, they parted company, and nothing more need be said about them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The inmate of Hsiao Hsiang puts, with excellent repartee, the final touch to the jokes made about goody Liu.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We will notice, however, that old goody Liu took Pan Erh along with her, and came first and paid a visit to lady Feng.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
WunounUS /wuː/
a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta
From this reading The Princess of Heng Wu dispels, with sweet words, some insane suspicions.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We will now resume our story by adding that, on the return of the young ladies into the garden, they had their meal.
