used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading The second night they camped in a wayside inn’s nondescript garden.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
comfortlessadjective
without comfort
From this reading Sên would not take his wife into the comfortless, unspeakable native hostelry.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They went a short way unromantically enough on the new railroad.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The second night they camped in a wayside inn’s nondescript garden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
Hongkong
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From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
hostelrynoun
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Sên would not take his wife into the comfortless, unspeakable native hostelry.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
inn'snounUS /ɪnz/
possessive form of “inn” — a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading The second night they camped in a wayside inn’s nondescript garden.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sên would not take his wife into the comfortless, unspeakable native hostelry.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
junks
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From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
King-lo
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From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Sên would not take his wife into the comfortless, unspeakable native hostelry.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They went a short way unromantically enough on the new railroad.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The second night they camped in a wayside inn’s nondescript garden.
nondescriptadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːndɪˈskrɪpt/
lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
From this reading The second night they camped in a wayside inn’s nondescript garden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sên would not take his wife into the comfortless, unspeakable native hostelry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They went a short way unromantically enough on the new railroad.
palanquins
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From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading They went a short way unromantically enough on the new railroad.
RubynounUS /ˈruːbi/
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second night they camped in a wayside inn’s nondescript garden.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They went a short way unromantically enough on the new railroad.
sloweradverbUS /ˈsloʊər/
more slowly
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
Sên
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From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
carry out
From this reading Sên would not take his wife into the comfortless, unspeakable native hostelry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they made their long slower progress across China in palanquins and by junks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went a short way unromantically enough on the new railroad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
unromanticallyadverb
without romance; in an unromantic manner
From this reading They went a short way unromantically enough on the new railroad.
unspeakableadjectiveUS /ənˈspiːkəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading Sên would not take his wife into the comfortless, unspeakable native hostelry.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They went a short way unromantically enough on the new railroad.
waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading The second night they camped in a wayside inn’s nondescript garden.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went a short way unromantically enough on the new railroad.
at the time that
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Ruby, the wife of Sên King-lo, journeyed like a queen when her husband took her from Hongkong to the home of his fathers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sên would not take his wife into the comfortless, unspeakable native hostelry.
