used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
arduousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdʒuːəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Day after day two and three doctors came and prescribed for her.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
Ch'un
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From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
Chao
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From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
contemptuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtemptʃwəsli/
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
damenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
a female human offspring
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day two and three doctors came and prescribed for her.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Day after day two and three doctors came and prescribed for her.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
Feng
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From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
festivitiesnounUS /feˈstɪvətiz/
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Day after day two and three doctors came and prescribed for her.
set up or found
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
fulfilverbUS /fʊlˈfɪl/
put in effect
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
insultsnounUS /ˌɪnˈsʌlts/
plural of “insult” — a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
JungnounUS /jʊŋ/
Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)
From this reading We will now resume our narration with the Jung Mansion.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
losesverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
malicenounUS /ˈmæləs/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/
the act of managing something
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
MansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading We will now resume our narration with the Jung Mansion.
miscarriagenounUS /mɪˈskerədʒ/
failure of a plan
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
mistressesnounUS /ˈmɪstrəsəz/
plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
narrationnounUS /neˈreɪʃən/
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 narration with the Jung Mansion.
needlesslyadverbUS /ˈniːdləsli/
without need
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We will now resume our narration with the Jung Mansion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We will now resume our narration with the Jung Mansion.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
perverseadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrs/
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
prescribedadjectiveUS /priˈskraɪbd/
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading Day after day two and three doctors came and prescribed for her.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading We will now resume our narration with the Jung Mansion.
secondaryadjectiveUS /ˈsekənderi/
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
servant-girls
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From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
T'an
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From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
carry out
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Day after day two and three doctors came and prescribed for her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Day after day two and three doctors came and prescribed for her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will now resume our narration with the Jung Mansion.
which person or people
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The stupid secondary wife, dame Chao, needlessly loses her temper and insults her own daughter, T'an Ch'un.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will now resume our narration with the Jung Mansion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We will now resume our narration with the Jung Mansion.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Soon after the bustle of the new year festivities, lady Feng who, with the most arduous duties she had had to fulfil both before and after the new year, had found little time to take proper care of herself, got a miscarriage and could not attend to the management of domestic affairs.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading The perverse servant-girls are so full of malice that they look down contemptuously on their youthful mistresses.
