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again
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From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
Ah
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
altar
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From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
always
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
arrived
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He left the room through its fourth door and closed it close behind him.
CHINA
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
Chinese
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
close
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From this reading He left the room through its fourth door and closed it close behind him.
closed
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From this reading He left the room through its fourth door and closed it close behind him.
come
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From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
coming
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
course
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
door
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From this reading He left the room through its fourth door and closed it close behind him.
doors
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From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
fourth
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From this reading He left the room through its fourth door and closed it close behind him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
garden
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
hands
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From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Show her in.”
high
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From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He left the room through its fourth door and closed it close behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
honorable
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He left the room through its fourth door and closed it close behind him.
lady
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
leaving
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From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
left
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From this reading He left the room through its fourth door and closed it close behind him.
lifting
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From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
master
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
obeisance
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
out
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From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
passed
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From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
room
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From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
said
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
Show
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From this reading “Show her in.”
Sing
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
sliding
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From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
speaking
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From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
symbol
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From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
too
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From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
went
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From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
wide
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From this reading Ah Sing went out again, leaving open the wide sliding doors through which he had come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ALONE IN CHINA “The lady has arrived,” Ah Sing said with an obeisance, and speaking, of course, as he always did to his master, in Chinese; “she is coming through the honorable garden.”
Wu
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From this reading And Wu, too, went from the room, lifting his hands high in symbol to the altar as he passed it.
