Chapter XX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

past 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 “No like,” she added.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

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From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect

From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

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From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

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From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

being one more than seven

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

to or in any or all places

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

set up or found

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

of or relating to or consisting of ideograms

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “No like,” she added.

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 SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

engage in

From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

not any; not one

From this reading “No like,” she added.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

with reluctance

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

deliver by singing

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

in or at that place or location

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading Ah Wong eyed it dismayed, and at her lady’s command translated the ideographic characters reluctantly.

the activity of making visits

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Chlinese lady no make vlisit so way--Chlinese lady no have vlisitling clard chit.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

in the company of; together with

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SING KUNG YAH’S FLOWERS That afternoon Florence Gregory, coming in with Hilda and Ah Wong from a weary, distracted searching--searching here, there, everywhere--found in her sitting-room such a basket of flowers as she had never seen before, and a red Chinese visiting card, three inches wide and fully eight inches long.